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· 12/19/1919

Greene v. National Surety Co.

Citations

  • 186 Ky. 353
  • 217 S.W. 117
  • 1919 Ky. LEXIS 222

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • stating that “purely clerical or secretarial tasks should not be billed at a paralegal rate, regardless of who performs them.”
  • finding that given plaintiff’s success in achieving a finding of contempt, a reduction in fees was not necessary
  • finding reasonable a rate of $600 per hour for a partner, $400 per hour for an associate, and $250 per hour for a paralegal
  • approving in the Norfolk Division of the Court in an intellectual property case hourly rates of $600 for a partner, $400 for an associate, and $250 for a paralegal
  • approving in the Norfolk division of the Court in an intellectual property case hourly rates of $600 for a partner, $400 for an associate, and $250 'for a paralegal
  • “It would be futile for this Court to attempt to separate these ‘block entries into their constituent tasks and apportion[ ] a random amount of time to each.’”

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Judges: Sampson

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