Reasonable Hours

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• Bonner v. Coughlin
  657 F.2d 931· 7th Cir.· 1981-08-20 ·cited 66×
  The court held that the district court erred in awarding a multiplier and excessive hours for attorneys' fees, but affirmed the grant of judgment notwithstanding the verdict for one defendant and the interest rate on the judgment.
• Chalmers v. City OF LOS Angeles
  796 F.2d 1205· 9th Cir.· 1986-08-15 ·cited 56×
  The court vacated the district court's attorney's fee award due to lack of specificity and granted in part the motion for attorney's fees on appeal, reducing the requested amount.
• Kalima Jenkins v. The State OF Mo.
  838 F.2d 260· 8th Cir.· 1988-01-29 ·cited 31×
  The court affirmed the district court's award of attorneys' fees, finding that compensation for delay in payment was permissible and that the allocation of fees solely against the State was not an abuse of discretion.
• Progressive Express Ins. Co. v. Schultz
  948 So. 2d 1027· Fla. 5th DCA· 2007-02-23 ·cited 29×
  Progressive Express Insurance Company sought certiorari review of a fee award in a PIP insurance dispute where the county court awarded attorney's fees of $193,750 (including a 2.5x multiplier) for pursuing a claim involving only $1,315.30 in unpaid chiropractic bills. The Fifth
• Tomazzoli v. Sheedy
  804 F.2d 93· 7th Cir.· 1986-10-24 ·cited 29×
  The court held that the district court did not abuse its discretion in awarding attorney's fees, finding the hourly rate and reduced hours to be reasonable given the evidence presented.
• In re "agent Orange" Product Liability Litigation. (appeal of Attorneys' Fee Awards)
  818 F.2d 226· 2d Cir.· 1987-04-21 ·cited 21×
  The court held that using national hourly rates in exceptional, multi-party, national-scope litigation is permissible to balance fairness and administrative simplicity, and that quality multipliers may be awarded when national rates skew the lodestar analysis. However, the court
• Daggett v. Kimmelman
  811 F.2d 793· 3d Cir.· 1987-02-12 ·cited 16×
  The court affirmed the district court's fee award for the pre-remedy phase and hourly rates, but remanded the remedy phase for further findings on whether time was spent on achieving population equality or political advantage.
• State Farm Fla. Ins. Co. v. Alvarez
  175 So. 3d 352· Fla. 3d DCA· 2015-09-16 ·cited 15×
  State Farm appeals a trial court's award of $120,000 in attorneys' fees to insureds who settled a property damage claim for $10,000 after three years of litigation. The appellate court affirmed the $400 hourly rate but reversed the award of 200 billable hours as excessive and eli
• Leroy v. The City OF Houston
  906 F.2d 1068· 5th Cir.· 1990-07-30 ·cited 15×
  The court held that the district court erred in awarding interest from a date prior to the mandate and in including expenses that were part of a vacated judgment, but did not err in awarding attorneys' fees for services rendered after the prior mandate.
• Dutchak v. Central States
  932 F.2d 591· 7th Cir.· 1991-04-19 ·cited 13×
  The court held that the district court did not err in approving a fee multiplier of two and in its calculation of the lodestar figure, affirming the award of attorney's fees.
• Crumbaker v. Merit Sys. Prot. Bd.
  781 F.2d 191· Fed. Cir.· 1986-01-08 ·cited 12×
  The court held that the Board erred in reducing the billing rate for travel time and in failing to adequately consider adjustments to the lodestar for delay in payment and the contingency nature of the fee.
• Tufaro v. Willie
  756 F. Supp. 556· S.D. Fla.· 1991-01-31 ·cited 9×
  The court granted the defendants' motion for attorney's fees and costs, awarding $82,500 in fees and $35,875.85 in costs, totaling $118,375.88.
• Jordan v. Heckler
  744 F.2d 1397· 10th Cir.· 1984-09-24 ·cited 8×
  The court held that the common fund or common benefit doctrines under 28 U.S.C. § 2412(b) are not applicable to attorney fee awards against the Government in Social Security cases, and that the case should be remanded for a determination of fees under § 2412(d).
• In re Boston & Me. Corp. v. Moore
  776 F.2d 2· 1st Cir.· 1985-11-04 ·cited 6×
  The court held that the district court abused its discretion by unduly reducing the attorney fees awarded to counsel for the debtor railroad, finding the fees sought were reasonable given the complexity, importance, and successful outcomes of the legal services rendered.
• Schlax v. Just. Admin. Comm'n
  109 So. 3d 895· Fla. 1st DCA· 2013-04-03 ·cited 2×
• Marchisio v. Carrington Mortg. Servs., LLC
  2016 WL 10568065· S.D. Fla.· 2020-07-29 ·cited 1×
  Plaintiffs settled their lawsuit against a mortgage service company over credit reporting violations for $153,000 after years of litigation and appellate proceedings that resulted in a favorable Eleventh Circuit ruling. The court awarded the plaintiffs $648,000.20 in attorney fee
• Marano v. TBC Multimedia LLC
  S.D. Fla.· 2025-08-08
  The court recommended granting default judgment against the defendant for copyright infringement, awarding statutory damages, attorneys' fees, costs, and injunctive relief.
• Barbera v. Hola TV US, LLC
  S.D. Fla.· 2025-08-08
  The court recommended granting the plaintiff's motion for default judgment, awarding statutory damages, attorneys' fees, costs, and a permanent injunction for copyright infringement.
• Adonizio v. Credit Control Servs., Inc.
  M.D. Fla.· 2023-01-03
  The court awarded attorney's fees and costs, adjusting the magistrate judge's recommendation to include fees for litigating the fee amount and correcting a misstatement about costs, but largely upholding the reduction in hours due to the plaintiff's failure to disclose a material
• Hosanna Cmty. Baptist Church, Inc. v. 24 HR AIR Serv., Inc.
  Fla. 3d DCA· 2022-07-13
  Hosanna Community Baptist Church appeals a trial court's attorney's fees award of $5,000 against 24 HR Air Service, Inc., while the Contractor cross-appeals the Church's entitlement to attorney's fees. The appellate court affirms the Church's entitlement to recover attorney's fee
• Lanard Toys Ltd. v. Toys "R" Us-Delaware, Inc.
  M.D. Fla.· 2022-06-22
  The court adopted the Magistrate Judge's recommendation, awarding attorneys' fees and costs to the prevailing defendants, finding that intertwined claims justified awarding joint fees.
• Lane v. Cap. Acquisitions & Mgmt. Co.
  554 F. Supp. 2d 1345· S.D. Fla.· 2008-05-09
  The District Court affirmed the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation, partially granting and partially denying the Plaintiffs' motion for attorney's fees.
• In & for New Castle Cnty. Elite Cleaning Co., Inc.
  Del. Ch.· 2006-11-20
  The court granted the defendant's petition for attorneys' fees in the amount of $10,003.50 for his successful Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime claim. While the defendant sought $25,352.50, the court reduced the lodestar amount by 40% due to the plaintiff's partial success
• Gray v. Fla. First Fin. Grp., Inc.
  359 F. Supp. 2d 1316· M.D. Fla.· 2005-03-02
  The court held that the plaintiff's requested attorney's fees and costs were reasonable and warranted under the FDCPA, granting the motion for an award.
• Dyer v. DAN Goodman, Inc.
  664 So. 2d 9· Fla. 4th DCA· 1995-10-18
  The court affirmed an award of attorney's fees to the prevailing party in a defaulted note action, holding that reasonable attorney's fees may be awarded even when the primary judgment remains uncollected and the fee agreement is contingent, provided the fee does not exceed the c