Manhattan lawyers who cross the East River to litigate civil rights cases in Brooklyn may have to accept lower fees under a federal appellate decision yesterday.
A panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in Simmons v. New York City Transit Authority, 08-4079, lowered a Manhattan-based attorney’s fee by 21 percent, saying that Southern District rates did not apply to the case heard in the Eastern District.
This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.
To view this content, please continue to their sites.
Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.
For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]
