Legal Opinion
Payne v. Travenol Laboratories, Inc.
District Court, D. Mississippi
Decided December 8, 1976No. DC 72-13-SPublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
ORMA R. SMITH, District Judge.
This action is before the court on plaintiffs’ application for an award of attorney’s fees, costs and expenses through April 22, 1976.
The application seeks an allowance of fees for attorneys, paralegals and law student workers in the aggregate amount of $299,320.00. Plaintiffs contend that in the action sub judice the normal fee should be multiplied by a factor from 2 to 5 because the compensation for plaintiffs’ counsel was dependent upon winning the case and has been delayed over a period of years. The minimum of 2 is suggested. The…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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