Jarrett v. Wilson

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• holding that the Laffey matrix provides a useful guide for determining reasonable attorneys' fees in complex federal litigation in the District of Columbia
• holding that plaintiff “had every incentive to exercise control over the work of its counsel and to monitor closely the cost of the litigation” given the “lack of any assurance” that it would prevail
• holding that plaintiff “had 8 every incentive to exercise control over the work of its counsel and to monitor closely the cost of 9 the litigation” given the “lack of any assurance” that it would prevail
• noting that “RCFC 54(d)(1) refers specifically to 28 U.S.C. § 2412(a) and § 2412(d)(2)(G), provisions of the EAJA, making clear that one of the motivations behind RCFC 54(d)(1
• noting that the lodestar method is “[a] widely accepted mode of determining reasonable attorneys’ fees” which “requires determining both the reasonable hourly rate and the reasonable number of hours expended on the litigation”
• noting that “one of the motivations behind RCFC 54(d)(1) was to synchronize the timing rules of the Court of Federal Claims with respect to recovery of fees and costs with the timing rules of the EAJA”

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