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L.A. Firm seeks $46,000 in attorney fees in case over $40

By Jason Siegel

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The 2nd District Court of Appeal ruled last week that there was no justification for the hours billed by Los Angeles' Harris & Ruble. The firm sought $46,000 in attorney fees in a dispute over $44.63 an LAPD officer alleged he was owed in overtime.

The officer, Michael Harrington, settled for $10,500. The facts don't support Harrington and his attorneys attempt to turn the case into a major class action and the $10,500 should be shared with Harrington's attorneys, wrote L.A. County Superior Court Judge William Fahey, who was often quoted in the appellate ruling.

The appeals court reduced the fee award to $500.

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Full post as published by Legal Pad | LA on March 10, 2008 (boomark / email).

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