Losurdo Bros. v. Arkin Distributing Co.

How courts have described this case

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

• holding that the foundation for an award of attorneys’ fees is the amount of time spent by the lawyer on a case, the lawyer’s ability, and the complexity of the work
• holding objection to variance waived where party introduces evidence rebutting unpleaded allegations
• duplicating expenses, unless they are extraordinary, are normally associated with office overhead expenses and are included within the attorney’s hourly rate
• duplicating expenses, unless they are extraordinary, are normally associated with office overhead expenses and are included within the attorney’s hourly rate
• duplicating expenses, unless they are extraordinary, are normally associated with office overhead expenses and are included within the attorney's hourly rate
• the legal issues “were not complex requiring an attorney with specialized skills to be employed outside the general area of where the lawsuit was filed”; therefore, travel time was appropriately limited to that generally incurred by attorneys in the area of the court proceeding

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

31 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Kaiser v. MEPC American Properties, Inc.
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1987-12-18· cited 218×
• Medcom Holding Company, Cross-Appellee v. Baxter Travenol Laboratories, Inc., and Medtrain, Inc.
  Seventh Circuit· 2000-01-12· cited 70×
• Mars v. Priester
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1990-11-07· cited 45×
• Johns v. Klecan
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1990-05-16· cited 43×
• Johnson v. Thomas
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 2003-07-21· cited 35×
• Amoco Realty Co. v. Montalbano
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1985-05-14· cited 35×
• Anderson v. Ferris
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1984-10-12· cited 34×
• Michigan Avenue National Bank v. Evans, Inc.
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1988-11-15· cited 32×
• Guerrant v. Roth
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 2002-09-13· cited 30×
• Pennsylvania Truck Lines, Inc., Plaintiff-Counterdefendant-Appellant v. Solar Equity Corporation, Defendant-Counterplaintiff-Appellee
  Seventh Circuit· 1989-08-03· cited 23×
• Poilevey v. Spivack
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 2006-10-12· cited 23×
• LaHood v. Couri
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1992-12-04· cited 23×
• Kaiser v. Dixon
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1984-09-07· cited 21×
• Stein v. Spainhour
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1990-03-28· cited 20×
• Kikuchi v. Brown
  Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals· 2006-03-14· cited 19×
• In re Detention of New
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 2013-06-12· cited 19×
• Vranas & Associates, Inc. v. Family Pride Finer Foods, Inc.
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1986-09-24· cited 15×
• Orchard Shopping Center, Inc. v. Campo
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1985-11-19· cited 14×
• Thomas J. Lowrance v. Stephen J. Hacker
  Seventh Circuit· 1992-07-08· cited 13×
• Exchange National Bank v. Sampson
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1989-08-11· cited 13×

Cites

25 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Fiorito v. Jones
  Illinois Supreme Court· 1978-07-14· cited 66×
• Arrington v. Walter E. Heller International Corp.
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1975-07-08· cited 53×
• Abdul-Karim v. First Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n
  Illinois Supreme Court· 1984-04-04· cited 49×
• Saltiel v. Olsen
  Illinois Supreme Court· 1981-06-26· cited 44×
• In Re Marriage of Carlson
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1981-11-09· cited 41×
• Wanderer v. Plainfield Carton Corp.
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1976-08-04· cited 40×
• Merchandise Nat'l Bk. of Chicago v. Scanlon
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1980-07-08· cited 37×
• Jack Frost Sales, Inc. v. Harris Trust & Savings Bank
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1982-01-28· cited 25×
• Federal Insurance v. Maritime Shipping Agencies, Inc.
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1978-08-15· cited 21×
• Presbyterian Distribution Service v. Chicago National Bank
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1962-06-06· cited 20×
• Osborne v. Sprowls
  Illinois Supreme Court· 1981-03-31· cited 20×
• In the Matter of Raymond M. Pine, Jr. And Darlene K. Pine, Debtors. Appeal of Barry M. Barash
  Seventh Circuit· 1983-04-25· cited 18×
• Larkin Bank v. Ishak
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1976-11-30· cited 18×
• 64 E. Walton, Inc. v. CHICAGO TITLE & T. CO.
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1979-02-09· cited 13×
• First National Bank v. Barclay
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1982-12-15· cited 12×
• Mt. Vernon Memorial Estates, Inc. v. Wood
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1980-09-12· cited 10×
• Orchard Brook Home Ass'n v. Joseph Keim Land Development Corp.
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1978-11-06· cited 9×
• Reget v. Dempsey-Tegler & Co., Inc.
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1966-04-20· cited 9×
• Aluminum Coil Anodizing Corp. v. First National Bank & Trust Co.
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1978-09-21· cited 8×
• Justine Realty Co. v. American Can Co.
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1983-11-14· cited 6×