· 7/28/2011
Humphrey v. United Way of the Texas Gulf Coast
Citations
- 802 F. Supp. 2d 847
- 52 Employee Benefits Cas. (BNA) 1427
- 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 83408
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- finding plaintiff exercised billing judgment because record showed that attorneys wrote off entries that were redundant
- applying an hourly rate of $125 per hour for a paralegal’s time
- finding a 5% reduction in attorney fees appropriate for block billing
- \The Court ... has the power and discretion to award reasonable fees under both [ERISA] and the common fund doctrine.\
- “The Court agrees with Plaintiff-that it has the power and discretion to award reasonable fees under both statute and the common fund doctrine.”
- “The Court . . . has the power and discretion to award reasonable fees under both [ERISA] and the common fund doctrine.”
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Judges: Harmon
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