Miller v. Grimsley’s Empirical Analysis
2011
Citation profile
41
cited by 41 later decisions
1
states following
November 2023
most recently cited
41 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Hensley v. Eckerhart · Blakemore v. Blakemore · Blum v. Stenson · Bittner v. Tri-County Toyota, Inc. · Galmish v. Cicchini
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 41 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“may overlap * * * because several of the reasonableness factors are often subsumed within the initial lodestar calculation * * *.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage“the novelty and difficulty of the questions involved, and the skill requisite to perform the legal service properly”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“[t]he most useful starting point for determining the amount of a reasonable fee is the number of hours reasonably expended on the litigation multiplied by a reasonable hourly rate. This calculation provides an objective basis on which to make an initial estimate of the value of a lawyer's services.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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