Lahiri v. Universal Music & Video Distribution Corp.

How courts have described this case

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

• holding that it was “a reasoned exercise of discretion” for a district court to (1) reduce block-billed hours by more than 15 percent, (2) exclude “fees incurred because of court-requested supplemental information,” and 4 (3
• affirming district court’s reduction of hours by 30% to account for block billing
• finding no abuse of discretion by 3 district court that “reduced 80% of . . . billable hours by 30%” after “review[ing] samples 4 from the fee application and calculat[ing] an 80% block billing rate”
• a district court may use an apportioned percentage where “it would be impossible to determine with mathematical precision the fees and costs generated only by [one plaintiff].”
• “The burden of proof issue need not be resolved here because the district court’s bad faith finding is supported by clear and convincing evidence.” (internal citations omitted)
• “The burden of proof issue need not be resolved here because the district court's bad faith finding is supported by clear and convincing evidence.” (internal citations omitted)

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).