Forum (Forum & Focus)
Dec. 10, 2008
Lean, Mean Class Action Fees
Attorneys trying to persuade a judge to award them lodestar fees should stress they used conservative billing practices and managed the case efficiently, writes Ken Moscaret. - Forum Column
FORUM COLUMN
By Ken Moscaret Lead counsel can enhance their attorney fee application in a class action lawsuit by explaining to the trial judge exactly how they litigated and managed the case in a lean, mean, efficient fashion. It is not helpful to the court (for purposes of a lodestar cross-check) when fee applications merely make conclusive statements about the reasonableness of lead counsel's fees and hours without explaining why that is...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
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