District Judge Disregarded AI Computation On Hourly Rates. Okay, everyone following our blog, we have our first Artificial Intelligence (AI) case on a fee motion. In J.G. v. New York City Dept. of Education, No. 23 Civ. 949 (PAE), S.D.N.Y. (Doc. 32, 2/22/2024), the district court was considering a fee request to a […]
Reason Was That Owners Sought Overly Inflated Fees And Costs, With Fees Not Allowable Because They Did Not Relate To Construction Performance Under B&P § 1029.8. In a very contentious dispute between residential property owners and carpentry contractors, the trial and appellate courts in Romero v. Brocca, Case No. B316715 (2d Dist., Div. 1
Hourly Rates Claimed By L.A. Attorneys Were Reasonable. What is the price for plaintiff losing a dispute on an $18,000 EDD payment worth against a defendant who prevailed on this issue in civil litigation? The answer was provided in Golden Noodles, Inc. v. Souk, Case Nos. B322781/B327031 (2d Dist., Div. 4 Jan. 18, 2024)
Higher Claimed Hourly Rates For Riverside Attorneys Properly Reduced, As Well As Inflated Work Effort Requests. In contrast to the Edmundson decision which we recently posted on, the 4/3 DCA did affirm a substantially reduced fee award under a lemon law case in Jacobs v. American Honda Motor Co., Inc., Case No. G062739 (4th
Lower Court Did Not Support Reduced Hourly Rate And Substantial Time Cuts. Free haircut on Saturday morning in W.M. Scott's general store. Farrington. Chatham County, North Carolina. Library of Congress. Marion Post Wolcott, photographer. September 1940. Based on the Ninth Circuit’s Moreno decision which we have cited many times, federal courts in California need
Decision Provides Insights Into Judicial Resolution Of Contested Fee And Costs Issues. Because there has not been a lot of fee or costs decisions in the last couple of weeks, we report on a Los Angeles County Superior Court (Norwalk) final ruling on attorney’s fees and costs to a prevailing plaintiff in WnG Construction
Lower Court Already Reduced Fee Request; This Initial Reduction Did Not Lead To The Conclusions That A Denial In Entirety Of Fees Or Further Reductions Were Required. Plaintiff prevailed in a contractual breach claim against a municipality in Air Combat USA v. City of Fullerton, Case Nos. G059914 et al. (4th Dist., Div. 3
Lower Court Reduced Defendants’ Fee Requests By Over $457,720. Challenging the amount of an attorney’s fees award as an abuse of discretion is a daunting task, given it must be shown the award was irrational or that it shocks a jurist’s conscience. Appellant could not satisfy this tough standard in Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s,
Lower Court Did Not Have to Credit The Laffey Matrix. Melbostad v. Kasales, Case No. A165361 (1st Dist., Div. 3 June 16, 2023) (unpublished) demonstrates how, in California state court cases, a trial court is able to draw upon its own knowledge and experience in determining a reasonable lodestar hourly rate and in determining
$10,200 Potential Difference Necessitated A Remand, Not On Appellate Modification Based On Uncertainty In The Lower Court’s Ruling. In Fuentes v. Betuel, Case No. B302827 (2d Dist., Div. 3 May 19, 2023) (unpublished), prevailing defendants moved to recover attorney’s fees of $128,860, with the lower court making some reductions—including adjustments to prevent a “double
