Tlacoapa v. Carregal

How courts have described this case

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

• reducing paralegal rate where limited information was provided regarding paralegals’ qualifications and the nature of their work
• reducing hours where “tasks were performed by individuals more qualified, and therefore more highly compensated, than necessary”
• upholding FLSA verdict based on alter ego liability where entities commingled accounts and funds
• reducing hours billed by 35% in part because the legal research “could easily have been performed by Ms. Bernstein,” who the court described as “a junior attorney with limited experience”
• awarding $200/hour to FLSA litigator at small firm with nine years’ experience
• “Courts in this Circuit regularly reduce attorney’s fees by 50% for travel time.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

12 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Yu G. Ke v. Saigon Grill, Inc.
  S.D. New York· 2008-10-21· cited 73×
• Gonzalez v. Scalinatella, Inc.
  S.D. New York· 2015-06-12· cited 62×
• Parker v. District of Columbia
  District of Columbia· 2011-12-29· cited 54×
• Wise v. Kelly
  S.D. New York· 2008-02-21· cited 42×
• E.S. Ex Rel. B.S. v. Katonah-Lewisboro School District
  S.D. New York· 2011-04-20· cited 26×
• Nicks v. Koch Meat Co.
  N.D. Illinois· 2017-05-15· cited 26×
• Febus v. Guardian First Funding Group, LLC
  S.D. New York· 2012-06-22· cited 26×
• Granite Music Corp. v. Center Street Smoke House, Inc.
  W.D. New York· 2011-05-19· cited 25×
• Prison Legal News v. Stolle
  E.D. Virginia· 2015-09-08· cited 13×
• Zubair v. Entech Engineering P.C.
  S.D. New York· 2012-10-01· cited 13×
• Insinga v. Cooperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen Boerenleenbank B.A.
  S.D. New York· 2007-03-12· cited 6×
• Robert E. Thomas Trust, V. Johns Real Estate Corp
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 2022-01-03

Cites

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

• Hensley v. Eckerhart
  Supreme Court· 1983-05-16· cited 17,202×
• Anderson v. Mt. Clemens Pottery Co.
  Supreme Court· 1946-10-14· cited 2,009×
• City of Burlington v. Dague
  Supreme Court· 1992-06-24· cited 1,519×
• Grant v. Martinez
  Second Circuit· 1992-08-18· cited 324×
• LeBlanc-Sternberg v. Fletcher
  Second Circuit· 1998-05-13· cited 249×
• Brock v. Superior Care, Inc.
  Second Circuit· 1988-02-16· cited 193×
• Lunday v. City of Albany
  Second Circuit· 1994-12-08· cited 131×
• Michael Kuzma v. Internal Revenue Service, and Marshall P. Cappelli, District Director
  Second Circuit· 1987-06-22· cited 95×
• Keun-Jae Moon v. Joon Gab Kwon
  S.D. New York· 2002-09-09· cited 95×
• Marisol A. Ex Rel. Forbes v. Giuliani
  S.D. New York· 2000-08-30· cited 67×
• Chambless v. Masters, Mates & Pilots Pension Plan
  Second Circuit· 1989-09-12· cited 63×
• Parrish v. Sollecito
  S.D. New York· 2003-09-03· cited 49×
• Algie v. RCA Global Communications, Inc.
  S.D. New York· 1994-11-22· cited 47×
• Shannon v. Fireman's Fund Insurance
  S.D. New York· 2001-06-07· cited 43×
• Savoie v. Merchants Bank
  Second Circuit· 1999-01-28· cited 39×
• Ortiz v. Regan
  Second Circuit· 1992-11-23· cited 36×
• Wilder v. Bernstein
  S.D. New York· 1997-08-12· cited 32×
• Herman v. RSR Security Services Ltd.
  Second Circuit· 1999-03-19· cited 32×
• Beech Cinema, Inc., Twin Beech Cinema, Inc., Kisco Cinema, Inc. And Yorktown Heights Theatre, Inc. v. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
  Second Circuit· 1980-06-03· cited 28×
• Ragin v. Harry MacKlowe Real Estate Co.
  S.D. New York· 1994-12-09· cited 26×