Tanner v. Oregon Health Sciences University

Plaintiffs, the prevailing parties in Tanner v. OHSU, 157 Or App 502, 971 P2d 435 (1998), petition for an award of attorney fees of $125,677.50. They contend that they are entitled to an award either under ORS 20.107 or under Deras v. Meyers, 272 Or 47, 535 P2d 541 (1975). The amount of their request is based on the number of hours of work performed by counsel multiplied by a rate of $325 per horn:, which represents counsel’s ordinary noncontingent hourly rate of $162.50 per hour, increased by a factor of two to reflect the complexity of the case and the extraordinary results that counsel…