U.S. Attorney’s Office Laffey Matrix Not Binding On State Courts In Determining Hourly Rates.
On April 9, 2014, we posted on DKN Holdings, LLC v. Faerler, a Fourth District, Division Two unpublished decision finding that the U.S. Attorney’s Office Laffey Matrix (developed for the D.C. area) was not binding on state courts when determining reasonable hourly rates for state court practitioners in fee contests. We can now report that this decision was published on April 25, 2014, keeping in mind that the 4/2 DCA is usually the most conservative intermediate appellate court when it comes to publication.
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