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Briscoe v. LeBlanc
Then, the court must multiply the reasonable hours by the reasonable hourly rates.17 The product is the “lodestar,” which the court either accepts or adjusts upward or downward, depending on the circumstances of the case and assessing the factors set forth in Johnson v. Georgia Highway Express, Inc.18 A court's discretion in fashioning a reasonable attorney’s fee is broad and reviewable only for an abuse of discretion—i.e., it will not be reversed unless there is strong evidence that it is excessive or inadequate, or the amount chosen is clearly erroneous.19 To determine a reasonable f…
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Brooks v. Vannoy
Jan. 19, 2017). 14 See Vela v. City of Houston, 276 F.3d 659 (5th Cir. 2001) (explaining that paralegal work can be recoverable so long as the work is legal in nature as opposed to clerical); See also Allen v. U.S. Steel Corp., 665 F.2d 689, 697 (5th Cir. 1982) (“[paralegal expenses] are [sic] recoverable only as part of a prevailing party’s award for attorneys’ fees and expenses, and even then only to the extent that the paralegal performs work traditionally done by an attorney”). 15 In re Fender, 12 F.3d 480 , 487 (5th Cir.1994), cert. denied, 511 U.S. 1143 (1994). 16 Louisiana Power…
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Fisher v. Government Employees Insurance
Compare Travitz v. Northeast Dep't ILGWU Health & Welfare Fund, 13 F.3d 704 , 708 n. 4 (3d Cir.) (injured party characterized funds received from a tortfeasor as payment for pain and suffering), cert. denied, 511 U.S. 1143 , 114 S.Ct. 2165 , 128 L.Ed.2d 888 (1994); Western & Southern Life Insurance Co. v. Wall, 903 F.Supp. 1155, 1159 (E.D.Mich.1995) (same). 9 .
Travitz
v.
Northeast Department ILGWU Health and Welfare Fund
v.
Northeast Department ILGWU Health and Welfare Fund
No. 93-1695.
Supreme Court of the United States.
Jun 6, 1994.
Published
C. A. 3d Cir. Certiorari denied.