Illegal Activity
none
Blackmail
none
Date
2016
Document Type
legal filing
Model
gemini-2.0-flash-001
Processed
2026-02-07T18:42
Summary
This legal document discusses the calculation of attorneys' fees and expenses in a class action lawsuit. It outlines the lodestar method, which involves multiplying reasonable hours worked by a reasonable hourly billing rate, and addresses factors the court considers when determining the reasonableness of both hours and rates.
Metadata
- Subject
- Attorneys' fees and expenses
- Sender
- —
- Recipients
- —
- Document ID
- 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 97188
- Date
- 2016
Relationships 1
| Entity 1 | Relationship | Entity 2 | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plaintiffs | legal | Class Counsel | Class Counsel representing Plaintiffs |
Notable Quotes 2
"To examine the lodestar factor properly, a Court should make explicit findings about how much time counsel reasonably devoted to a given matter, and what a reasonable hourly fee would be for such services."
"fee petition should include 'some fairly definite information as to the hours devoted to various general activities, e.g., pretrial discovery, settlement negotiations and the hours spent by various classes of attorneys, e.g., senior partners, junior partners, associates'"
Financial Information
Amounts:$1,917,673.40$2,320,000$3,387,328.75$113.606
Transactions:
- award of between $1,917,673.40 and $2,320,000 in fees and expenses
- Plaintiffs seek attorneys' fees and expenses in the total amount of $2,320,000
Raw Analysis JSON
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Themes
Legal matters/litigationFinancial transactions/money flow
Organizations 5
Wilshire Credit Corp.Institutionalized JuvenilesSecretary of Pub. WelfareRidgewood Energy Corp.American Radiatory & Standard Sanatory Corp.
Locations 2
D.N.J.Phila.
Text Analysis
- Tone
- Legal
- Purpose
- To analyze the reasonableness of attorneys' fees and expenses requested by Plaintiffs.
- Significance
- This document is significant because it details the court's process for calculating and awarding attorneys' fees in a class action lawsuit.
File Info
- File Name
- EFTA01372144.txt
- Dataset
- dataset_10
- Type
- Text
- Model
- gemini-2.0-flash-001
- Processed
- 2026-02-07T18:42:30.261896
- DOJ Source
- View on DOJ