When determining the reasonableness of attorneys’ fees within a block billed line item, the Court looks to how detailed the line item description is and…
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Woodbury, NY, January 15, 2018 –– The Long Island American Heart Association has announced that the Women of Sterling will serve as honorees at its…
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In a noteworthy case from the last few years, the United States Supreme Court held that attorneys hired by the bankruptcy estate may not be…
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Block billing is almost an unavoidable issue in cases dealing with ascertaining appropriate attorneys’ fees. Some jurisdictions, as the one in Pierce v. Atl. Specialty…
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In Speciale vs Shrader Canada Limited, an Ontario Divisional court judge reinstated a decision to cut a bill for legal fees down from over $1…
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In National Council of La Raza, et al. v. Barbara K. Cegavske, the court accepted Defendants’ argument that Plaintiffs “over lawyered” the case through needless…
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In Dagostino v. Computer Credit, Inc., the plaintiff brought suit under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (the “FDCPA”). 2017 WL 776086 (E.D.N.Y. Feb. 28,…
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Reasonableness of attorneys’ fees and the number of hours billed are at issue in LHF Productions, Inc. v. DOES 1-19, Case No. C16-1175RSM, 2017 WL…
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Over the last decade, the Courts have routinely found block billing to be inadequate and have been reducing attorney fees because of it. The Courts’…
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Benjamin Franklin said two things in life are certain: death and taxes. Given the opportunity, many business owners might add “outrageous legal bills” to the…
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