51 Cited authorities

Hensley v. Eckerhart
461 U.S. 424 (1983) Cited 21,888 times 7 Legal Analyses
Holding a civil-rights plaintiff can recover attorney's fees for claims that "involve a common core of facts or will be based on related legal theories," even if only one of those claims arises under a fee-shifting statute
Blum v. Stenson
465 U.S. 886 (1984) Cited 8,974 times 4 Legal Analyses
Holding that fee shifting is “to be calculated according to the prevailing market rates in the relevant community, regardless of whether plaintiff is represented by private or nonprofit counsel”
Morrison v. National Australia Bank Ltd.
561 U.S. 247 (2010) Cited 1,490 times 177 Legal Analyses
Holding extraterritorial application of a statute is a merits question, not a question of subject matter jurisdiction
Oracle Corp. Sec. Lit. v. Oracle Corp.
627 F.3d 376 (9th Cir. 2010) Cited 2,538 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that an earnings miss, standing alone, is insufficient to establish loss causation; the market must have learned of and reacted to the company's fraudulent practices as opposed to the financial impact of those practices
Jones v. GN Netcom, Inc.
654 F.3d 935 (9th Cir. 2011) Cited 1,488 times 7 Legal Analyses
Holding that district courts should "award only that amount of fees that is reasonable in relation to the results obtained," even where counting all hours reasonably spent would produce a larger fees award
Vizcaino v. Microsoft Corp.
290 F.3d 1043 (9th Cir. 2002) Cited 1,095 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding state law governing underlying claims in a diversity action “also governs the award of fees”
Goldberger v. Integrated Resources, Inc.
209 F.3d 43 (2d Cir. 2000) Cited 886 times
Holding that risk must be measured at the time the lawsuit is filed
Dunleavy v. Nadler
213 F.3d 454 (9th Cir. 2000) Cited 881 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that the district court did not abuse its discretion in awarding an incentive award to the class representatives
Churchill Village v. General Electric
361 F.3d 566 (9th Cir. 2004) Cited 754 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that approval of a settlement that received 45 objections and 500 opt-outs out of 90,000 class members was proper
Six Mexican Wkrs. v. Ariz. Citrus Growers
904 F.2d 1301 (9th Cir. 1990) Cited 739 times 13 Legal Analyses
Holding the "district court did not abuse its discretion by calculating attorneys' fees as a percentage of the total fund" in a similar statutory regime where discrete violations totaled either $250 or $500
Rule 30 - Depositions by Oral Examination
Fed. R. Civ. P. 30 Cited 16,542 times 131 Legal Analyses
Upholding a district court's decision not to consider the plaintiff's deposition errata sheets in opposition to a motion for summary judgment when they were untimely
Rule 1 - Scope and Purpose
Fed. R. Civ. P. 1 Cited 15,441 times 49 Legal Analyses
Recognizing the federal rules of civil procedure should be employed to promote the "just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of every action and proceeding"

Westley et al v. Oclaro, Inc. et al

51 Cited authorities

Holding a civil-rights plaintiff can recover attorney's fees for claims that "involve a common core of facts or will be based on related legal theories," even if only one of those claims arises under a fee-shifting statute

Holding that fee shifting is “to be calculated according to the prevailing market rates in the relevant community, regardless of whether plaintiff is represented by private or nonprofit counsel”

Holding extraterritorial application of a statute is a merits question, not a question of subject matter jurisdiction

Holding that an earnings miss, standing alone, is insufficient to establish loss causation; the market must have learned of and reacted to the company's fraudulent practices as opposed to the financial impact of those practices

Holding that district courts should "award only that amount of fees that is reasonable in relation to the results obtained," even where counting all hours reasonably spent would produce a larger fees award

Holding state law governing underlying claims in a diversity action “also governs the award of fees”

Holding that risk must be measured at the time the lawsuit is filed

Holding that the district court did not abuse its discretion in awarding an incentive award to the class representatives

Holding that approval of a settlement that received 45 objections and 500 opt-outs out of 90,000 class members was proper

Holding the "district court did not abuse its discretion by calculating attorneys' fees as a percentage of the total fund" in a similar statutory regime where discrete violations totaled either $250 or $500

Upholding a district court's decision not to consider the plaintiff's deposition errata sheets in opposition to a motion for summary judgment when they were untimely

Recognizing the federal rules of civil procedure should be employed to promote the "just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of every action and proceeding"