This column reports on several significant, representative decisions handed down recently in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Judge Frederic Block reinstated an award of $179,722.50 in attorney’s fees on remand from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Judge Jack B. Weinstein discussed the reasons for a sentence more lenient than the guidelines range. Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis denied motions to intervene as untimely. And Judge Eric N. Vitaliano decided a variety of insurance disclaimer issues in the context of summary judgment motions.
Attorney’s Fees
In Luca v. The County of Nassau, 04 CV 4898 (EDNY, Jan. 25, 2010), Judge Block adhered to an earlier award of $179,722.50 in attorney’s fees after the Second Circuit had remanded the case for reconsideration of applicable hourly rates in light of its recent intervening decision in Simmons v. New York City Transit Authority, 575 F.3d 170 (2d Cir. 2009).
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