Phenow v. Johnson, Rodenberg & Lauinger, PLLP

How courts have described this case

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

• observing that a plaintiff may recover attorneys’ fees for “time that was reasonably necessary to obtain the relief” available to the plaintiff under the FDCPA
• awarding $11,126.70 in attorney’s fees and costs to FDCPA plaintiff, where parties settled for statutory damages of $1,000
• approving different rates for lead attorney and associate based on level of skill, experience, and reputation
• “[C]onsumer-protection statutes, including the FDCPA . . . are designed to make it possible for consumers to prosecute violations of the law and thus incentivize defendants to behave in a way that does not violate consumers’ legitimate interests.”
• awarding a $350 hourly rate in an FDCPA case
• awarding a $350 hourly rate in an FDCPA case

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).