Ratliff v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance

How courts have described this case

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• explaining that the party seeking award of attorneys’ fees “bears the burden of proving the reasonableness of the hours worked and the hourly rates claimed”
• striking brief that was not authorized in briefing schedule and filed without leave of the Court
• describing requirements of L.R. 54.3 and their importance to resolution of fee disputes
• applying 3.25 percent until December 16, 2015, and 3.5 percent thereafter
• In light of the substantial relief obtained by Plaintiff, 3 and the common core of facts underlying his claims, the Court finds that a reduction based on partial success would be inappropriate
• “If the [c]ourt finds that damages are excessive, the proper remedy is remittitur”

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