Legal Opinion
Kahlil v. Original Old Homestead Restaurant, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided September 30, 2009No. 07 Civ. 695(RJH) (THK)PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
RICHARD J. HOLWELL, District Judge.
Plaintiffs move to recover attorneys’ fees in the amount of $117,125.00 and costs in the amount of $2,612.15 to compensate their attorneys for the efforts and costs expended from the inception of litigation through June 13, 2008, the date on which the application for fees was completed. For the reasons set forth below, the Court grants plaintiffs motion, awarding fees in the amount of $93,172.75 and costs of $2,612.15.
BACKGROUND
Plaintiffs Sayed Kahlil, Wayne Walker, Mohamed Elmahdy and Brian Lahoff were employed as waiters at…
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