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February 21, 2015 by mjpospis

Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Winner Alexandra Marchuk’s Motion for $1.4 Million Attorney Fee Award

Various statutes – including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the New York City Human Rights Law (NYCHRL) – provide for an award of attorney fees to the prevailing party. These statutes represent a deviation from the so-called “American rule” of litigation, under which each side is responsible for its own…

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March 25, 2014 by mjpospis

Second Circuit Remands for Reconsideration of Attorney Fee Request in ADA Public Accommodation Case

Recently, the Second Circuit held, in Costello v. Flatman, that the district court erred by declining to award a prevailing plaintiff attorney fees under the Americans with Disabilities Act. In this lawsuit (as explained in the district court’s March 28, 2013 opinion), wheelchair-bound plaintiff Mike Costello alleged that while visiting a Brooklyn Subway restaurant, he…

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September 18, 2012 by mjpospis

SDNY Judge Awards Fraction of Fees Sought by Kramer Levin

In Roberta Campbell v. Mark Hotel Sponsor, 09-cv-9644 – a breach of contract case – Judge Pauley slashed the legal fees and costs sought by attorney-for-the-winner Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP from more than $3 million to a “mere” $475,000. The relatively short opinion reinforces the need for counsel to exercise “billing judgment” and…

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August 8, 2012 by mjpospis

SDNY Wage/Hour $3+ Million Attorney Fee Award

This week Judge Crotty awarded plaintiffs $3,415,450.00 in attorneys’ fees and $442,609.85 in costs in a lawsuit brought by employees of Gristede’s for violations of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act and the New York Labor Law. The court held that “[i]n light of the purposes underlying fee-shifting statutes, fees sought pursuant to the FLSA…

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