07/31/2008
Court Cuts Firm's Rate for Travel Time
In re Babcock & Wilcox Co., __ F.3d __, 2008 WL 1902216 (5th Cir. 2008)
Brief Summary
The Fifth Circuit held that the bankruptcy and district courts did not abuse their discretion by reducing a law firm’s hourly rates for travel time by 50 percent.
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