Chapter 9 FEE-SHIFTING AND ATTORNEY FEES IN LITIGATION ON BEHALF OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
Index
- 9.0 I. Introduction
- 9.1 II. In What Cases are Fee-Shifting Available?
- 9.2 A. The Federal Statutes
- 9.3 B. Fee-Shifting in New York State Courts
- 9.4 III. Who Can Recover attorney fees? The Prevailing Party Requirement
- 9.5 A. Relief Sufficient for Prevailing Party Status
- 9.6 B. Settlements, the Catalyst Theory, and Rule 68
- 9.7 IV. Determining the Reasonable Fee
- 9.8 A. The Reasonable Hourly Rate
- 9.9 B. Reasonable Time Expended
- 9.10 1. Records Requirement
- 9.11 2. Reimbursable Tasks
- 9.12 a. Appellate Work
- 9.13 b. “Fees on Fees”
- 9.14 c. Costs and Expenses
- 9.15 d. Monitoring and Enforcement
- 9.16 e. Media Relations
- 9.17 f. Legislative Advocacy
- 9.18 g. Work on Non-Fee-Shifting Claims
- 9.19 h. Unnecessary, Duplicative, or Excessive Work
- 9.20 3. The Effects of Limited Success
- 9.21 C. Adjustments to the Lodestar
- 9.22 V. Who May Be Held Liable for Fees?
- 9.23 A. Recovering Fees from the Federal Government
- 9.24 B. Recovering Fees from States and State Officials 297
- 9.25 C. Recovering Fees Where There Are Multiple Defendants
- 9.26 D. Recovering Fees from Intervenors
- 9.27 E. “Good Faith” Defendants
- 9.28 VI. Miscellaneous Issues
- 9.29 A. The Prison Litigation Reform Act
- 9.30 B. Appellate Review
- 9.31 C. Attorney Fees and Contingency Agreements