A U.S. appeals court is weighing whether law firm size should factor into attorney fee awards, after a judge refused to grant Big Law-caliber rates to lawyers at a small firm for fear of setting a precedent for other cases.
The San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments this summer and may rule any day in the case, which could affect future fee awards in California and other western states.
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