Saizan v. Delta Concrete Products Co.

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• noting that applying the same Johnson factor during the initial calculation and then again to adjust the lodestar “would be impermissible double counting”
• noting that applying the same Johnson factor during the initial calculation and then again to adjust the lodestar “would be impermissible double counting.”
• stating that application of the Johnson factors is reviewed for abuse of discretion
• holding fee applicant must exercise “billing judgment” and write off excessive hours
• affirming the district court’s reduction of the lodestar fee due to the difference between the amount initially sought in the complaint and the ultimate settlement amount
• “Billing judgment requires documentation of the hours charged and of the hours written off as unproductive, excessive, or redundant.”

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