Cases: Substantiation of Reasonableness of Fees

Substantiation Of Reasonableness Of Fees, Trade Secrets: $11.4 Million In Fees/Costs Awarded To Plaintiff Prevailing In A Trade Secret Case In Federal District Court

Cases: Substantiation of Reasonableness of Fees, Cases: Trade Secrets

Sanctions Were Imposed On Defense Counsel After Jury’s Compensatory and Punitive Damages Verdicts, A Preliminary Injunction Was Entered, And District Judge Made Salient Observations About Results In One Litigation As Not Defining A Person. We post on Mallet & Co., Inc. v. Lacayo et al., Case No. 2:19-cv-01409-CB (W.D. Pa. Dec. 31, 2025 Memorandum order),

Block Billing, Costs, Hourly Rates, Laffey Matrix, Multipliers, Special Fee Shifting Statutes, Substantiation Of Reasonableness Of Fees: This Next Case Is A Poster Child For How NOT To Support Or Defend Fee And Costs Motions

Cases: Block Billing, Cases: Costs, Cases: Hourly Rates, Cases: Laffey Matrix, Cases: Multipliers, Cases: Special Fee Shifting Statutes, Cases: Substantiation of Reasonableness of Fees

In The End, The Defense May Have Gotten The Better Side Of It, But The Appellate Court Rejected That Nothing Was Owed To Plaintiff—The Reduced Fee Award Affirmed In No Uncertain Terms In A Remanded Voting Rights Case. We hardly know where to start on this one, but Robles v. City of Ontario, Case No.

Class Actions, Common Fund, Hourly Rates, Substantiation Of Reasonableness Of Fees: Two N.D. Cal. District Judge Decisions In Google Cases Offer Insights Into Class Action Fee Recovery Where Excessive Hourly Rates Were Claimed And Common Fund Recovery Where Inadequate Fee Substantiation Was Presented

Cases: Class Actions, Cases: Common Fund, Cases: Hourly Rates, Cases: Substantiation of Reasonableness of Fees

Lessons From These Decisions—Substantiate Fees In Detailed Fashion In California Federal Cases And Do Not Request Excessive Hourly Rates. Two Google cases in the U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, offer some guidance for class action/common fund practitioners on what to do and not do when requesting a substantial fee recovery in either a

Off Topics, Substantiation Of Reasonableness Of Fees: Florida’s Sixth District Court of Appeal Finds That Expert Testimony And An Evidentiary Hearing Are Not Required Before A Lower Court Can Fashion An Attorney’s Fees Award

Cases: Substantiation of Reasonableness of Fees, Off Topics

Although Only Applicable To Certain Florida Counties, It Is More In Line With California And Federal Approaches. Although we usually concentrate on California cases, the Florida Sixth District Court of Appeal (governing over around 10 Central Florida counties) in Ruffenach v. Deutsche Bank National Trust Co., 431 So.3d 1055 (Fla. App., 6th Dist. 2026) rejected a six-decades

Allocation, Substantiation Of Reasonableness Of Fees: Lower Court Could Make Allocation Of Fees Between Contract/Tort Claims, But It Erred In Not Allowing Opposing Party To Review/Contest A Supplemental Declaration From The Fee Claimant To Support The Final Fee Award

Cases: Allocation, Cases: Substantiation of Reasonableness of Fees

The Matter Is Remanded To Look At A Restudy Of The Supplemental Declaration. Due process is alive and well in the attorney’s fees area, as Tres Caminos, LP v. MGP XI US Properties LLC, Case No. D085539 (4th Dist., Div. 1 Mar. 20, 2026) (unpublished) demonstrates.  It also shows the broad discretion given to a

Lodestar, Substantiation Of Reasonableness Of Fees: Deed Restriction Document Gave Rise to Contractual Attorney’s Fees

Cases: Lodestar, Cases: Substantiation of Reasonableness of Fees, Miscellaneous

$144,210 Was The Fees Award, With Attorney Declaration Of Efforts Sufficient And Rejecting The Notion That City’s Lead Counsel’s Salary Guided The Lodestar Analysis. In City of Santa Monica v. Sung, Case No. B336881 et al. (2d Dist., Div. 4 Mar. 10, 2026) (unpublished), defendant condo owner lost a declaratory relief action brought by City

Laffey Matrix, Lodestar, Reasonableness Of Fees, SLAPP, Substantiation Of Reasonableness of Fees: $50,305 SLAPP Appellate Fee Award To Prevailing Defendants Is Affirmed On Appeal

Cases: Laffey Matrix, Cases: Lodestar, Cases: Reasonableness of Fees, Cases: SLAPP, Cases: Substantiation of Reasonableness of Fees

Lower Court Reduced The Requested $95,519.88 In Appellate Fees To Almost Half. In Malik v. Carlson & Gevelinger, Case No. C101751 (3d Dist. Feb. 20, 2026) (unpublished), prevailing defendants earlier had been awarded SLAPP trial level fees of $14,960 (out of a requested $37,917.48) against plaintiffs, with the lower court reducing for requested hourly rates

Substantiation Of Reasonableness Of Fees: $3,000 Discovery Sanctions Order Reversed And Remanded For A Lack Of Competent Substantiation

Cases: Substantiation of Reasonableness of Fees

A Generalized Estimate Of Fees Expended On A Discovery Dispute Was Inadequate. In Marriage of Pair, Case No. F089740 (5th Dist. Jan. 29, 2026) (unpublished), a $3,000 sanctions award against ex-wife and her counsel in a discovery dispute was reversed.  It was not reversed on the merits.  Instead, it was reversed and remanded because the

Reasonableness of Fees, Special Fee Shifting Statutes, Substantiation Of Reasonableness Of Fees:  $33,712.91 Fee Award To Prevailing Party Neighbor Was Affirmed In A Complicated Civil Harassment Matter

Cases: Reasonableness of Fees, Cases: Special Fee Shifting Statutes, Cases: Substantiation of Reasonableness of Fees

$650 Hourly Rate For 15-Year Attorney And $450 For A Paralegal Were Found Reasonable In A Contentious Santa Clara County Case. Two neighbors had very bad experiences with each other, with one neighbor obtaining a civil harassment restraining order (CHRO) and being awarded $33,712.91 in prevailing party attorney’s fees under CCP § 527.6 against the

Substantiation Of Reasonableness Of Fees: Where Prevailing Party Landlord Provided A Less Redacted Abstract Of Time Spent On The Case, That Substantiation Supported A Lower Court’s Award Of $94,344 In Fees

Cases: Substantiation of Reasonableness of Fees

Prevailing Party Voluntarily Lowered Its Fee Request Down From $142,842. Prevailing landlord was given a second chance when the lower court observed that billing substantiation was severely redacted and post-judgment work had been included in 2503 Haste Street Owner, LLC v. FanX, Inc., Case No A170902 (1st Dist., Div. 5 Dec. 19, 2025) (unpublished).  What

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