Fee Cut Tracker
Fee cuts for bad time records
A running record of court rulings that reduced an attorney fee award because of problems with the time records: block billing, vague entries, missing contemporaneous records, reconstructed time, and clerical work billed as legal work. Every figure links to the opinion.
Updated Oct 20, 2026
- Rulings tracked
- 650
- Fees cut in total
- $70.2M
- Median cut
- 26.8%
- Courts
- 80
Latest rulings
| Date | Court | Case | Practice area | Requested | Awarded | Cut | Recordkeeping reasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2026 | N.D. Texas | Huang v. University of Texas Arlington | Employment | $218,172.50 | $196,355.25 | 10% | Block billing |
| Oct 16, 2026 | D. Massachusetts | Nichole Sliney Realty Team, Inc. v. Mount Vernon Fire Insurance Company | Commercial | Not stated | Not stated | 15% for records | Clerical work billed as legal work, Block billing |
| Oct 15, 2026 | N.D. New York | Automotive Lift Institute, Inc. v. Dami Co., LLC | Intellectual property | Not stated | Not stated | See ruling | Block billing |
| Oct 15, 2026 | S.D. Florida | Global Approach, Inc. v. Scottsdale Insurance Company | Commercial | $35,684 | $33,899.80 | 5% | Block billing |
| Oct 15, 2026 | N.D. California | Innovative Sports Management, Inc. v. Lizcano et al | $16,562.50 | $11,593.75 | 30% | Missing contemporaneous records | |
| Oct 9, 2026 | D. Arizona | Perez v. Evolet's Painting Service LLC et al | Wage and hour | Not stated | Not stated | See ruling | Clerical work billed as legal work |
| Oct 6, 2026 | D. Arizona | Davalos et al v. Unknown Party et al | Intellectual property | $54,017 | $47,981.63 | 11.2% | Clerical work billed as legal work |
| Oct 2, 2026 | D. Arizona | Zommick v. Lewis Construction Company LLC et al | Wage and hour | $21,664 | $20,516.50 | 5.3% | Clerical work billed as legal work, Vague entries |
| Oct 1, 2026 | N.D. California | Fernandez Emley v. Ford Motor Company et al | Consumer protection | $27,274.80 | $18,244.75 | 33.1% | Block billing |
| Sep 30, 2026 | Bankr. E.D. Tennessee | Echo MAV, LLC aka EchoMAV, LLC | Bankruptcy | $426,730.97 | $311,852.45 | 26.9% | Block billing |
| Sep 30, 2026 | District of Columbia | LEOPOLD v. U.S. SECRET SERVICE et al | FOIA | $94,949.20 | $67,995.40 | 28.4% | Reconstructed time, Reconstructed time |
| Sep 30, 2026 | E.D. California | G & G Closed Circuit Events, LLC v. Navarro-Gonzalez | $51,122.50 | $18,616.50 | 63.6% | Reconstructed time, Block billing, Clerical work billed as legal work | |
| Sep 29, 2026 | W.D. New York | United States of America v. Group Health Cooperative et al | Not stated | Not stated | 30% for records | Block billing | |
| Sep 29, 2026 | S.D. Florida | Global Approach, Inc. v. Scottsdale Insurance Company | Commercial | $35,684 | $33,899.80 | 5% | Block billing |
| Sep 29, 2026 | D. Connecticut | Loiseau v. Bozzuto's Inc | Employment | $203,525.60 | $94,201.25 | 53.7% | Block billing |
| Sep 29, 2026 | S.D. California | Case Name in Immigration Case - Unavailable | Immigration | Not stated | Not stated | See ruling | Clerical work billed as legal work |
| Sep 28, 2026 | M.D. Tennessee | Livingston v. Jay Livingston Music, Inc., et al. | Intellectual property | $385,979.05 | $339,661.56 | 12% | Vague entries |
| Sep 28, 2026 | E.D. Pennsylvania | LIN v. LEES HOUSE RESTAURANT INC et al | Wage and hour | $110,935.83 | $9,952.11 | 91% | Clerical work billed as legal work, Block billing, Vague entries |
| Sep 25, 2026 | D. Oregon | Goren v. SMA Hub, Inc. et al | $21,259.50 | $14,779 | 30.5% | Block billing | |
| Sep 25, 2026 | E.D. New York | Wang v. Keeper Holdings, Inc. et al | Wage and hour | $171,862 | $21,990 | 87.2% | Clerical work billed as legal work |
| Sep 24, 2026 | E.D. Pennsylvania | HICKS v. CITY OF PHILADELPHIA et al | Civil rights | $290,890 | $132,354.95 | 54.5% | Clerical work billed as legal work, Block billing, Missing contemporaneous records |
| Sep 23, 2026 | S.D. Texas | 20100 Eastex, LLC v. Saltgrass, Inc. | Commercial | $63,789.50 | $38,410.50 | 39.8% | Vague entries |
| Sep 23, 2026 | N.D. Texas | Computer Sciences Corporation v. Tata Consultancy Services Limited et al | Intellectual property | $15,811,695.76 | $15,291,490.97 | 3.3% | Block billing |
| Sep 23, 2026 | D. Colorado | Culp et al v. Remington of Montrose, LLC et al | Employment | $303,640.42 | $216,112.71 | 28.8% | Vague entries, Clerical work billed as legal work |
| Sep 23, 2026 | D. Arizona | Perez v. Evolet's Painting Service LLC et al | Wage and hour | Not stated | Not stated | See ruling | Clerical work billed as legal work |
| Sep 22, 2026 | S.D. Alabama | Hancock Whitney Bank v. American Rental & Entertainment, LLC et al | Commercial | $25,841.05 | $10,260 | 60.3% | Clerical work billed as legal work |
| Sep 18, 2026 | N.D. Texas | Mobu Enterprises Pty Ltd v. John Galt Solutions Inc | Commercial | $447,410.62 | $302,395.80 | 32.4% | Clerical work billed as legal work |
| Sep 17, 2026 | E.D. California | TBM N160TM, LLC et al v. Signature Flight Support LLC | Commercial | $291,460 | $140,585 | 51.8% | Vague entries |
| Sep 16, 2026 | N.D. New York | Cayuga Nation v. Parker et al | $656,599.88 | $235,743.75 | 64.1% | Block billing | |
| Sep 16, 2026 | S.D. Florida | Valley National Bank v. CaptiveOne Services, LLC et al | Commercial | $464,258.50 | $250,730 | 46% | Vague entries, Block billing |
| Sep 15, 2026 | N.D. Texas | Quiktech LLC v. H & R Block Enterprise LLC | Not stated | Not stated | 50% for records | Block billing | |
| Sep 15, 2026 | M.D. Tennessee | Apartment Insiders, LLC v. Hensen | $23,957.50 | $3,699.50 | 84.6% | Block billing | |
| Sep 15, 2026 | E.D. Pennsylvania | Malone v. UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. | Wage and hour | Not stated | Not stated | See ruling | Vague entries, Clerical work billed as legal work, Clerical work billed as legal work |
| Sep 14, 2026 | D. Utah | W-S et al v. United Healthcare Insurance | ERISA benefits | Not stated | Not stated | See ruling | Clerical work billed as legal work |
| Sep 14, 2026 | D. New Mexico | Case Name in Social Security Case - Unavailable | Social Security | $4,957.40 | $4,434.20 | 10.6% | Clerical work billed as legal work |
| Sep 14, 2026 | E.D. Louisiana | Gulf Credit, LLC v. DHD Offshore Services, LLC et al | Commercial | Not stated | Not stated | 10% for records | Vague entries, Clerical work billed as legal work, Block billing |
| Sep 10, 2026 | D. Vermont | Browe et al v. CTC Corporation et al | ERISA benefits | $657,160 | $295,724.50 | 55% | Block billing |
| Sep 9, 2026 | E.D. New York | In re Whaleco Privacy Litigation | Consumer protection | $597,553 | $302,547.60 | 49.4% | Clerical work billed as legal work, Block billing |
| Sep 9, 2026 | E.D. New York | In re Whaleco/Potter Handy Data Privacy Mass Actions | $597,553 | $302,547.60 | 49.4% | Clerical work billed as legal work, Block billing | |
| Sep 9, 2026 | Bankr. C.D. California | IN Holdings, Inc and 5310 Holdings, LLC | Bankruptcy | Not stated | Not stated | 50% for records | Clerical work billed as legal work, Clerical work billed as legal work, Block billing, Block billing, Block billing, Clerical work billed as legal work |
| Sep 8, 2026 | E.D. New York | Han v. Shang Noodle House, Inc. et al | Wage and hour | $71,763 | $25,732.41 | 64.1% | Clerical work billed as legal work, Clerical work billed as legal work, Vague entries, Missing contemporaneous records |
| Sep 8, 2026 | E.D. New York | Dilfanian v. The New York City Department of Education et al | Employment | $365,400 | $128,370.54 | 64.9% | Block billing, Vague entries, Clerical work billed as legal work |
| Sep 8, 2026 | E.D. California | (HC) Vasquez Amaya v. Chestnut, et al | Immigration | Not stated | Not stated | See ruling | Block billing |
| Sep 8, 2026 | E.D. California | (HC) Estrada Martinez v. Chestnut et al | Immigration | Not stated | Not stated | See ruling | Clerical work billed as legal work |
| Sep 1, 2026 | Bankr. D. Alaska | Aleksey N Kozlov | Bankruptcy | $636,995.50 | $224,106.70 | 64.8% | Clerical work billed as legal work |
| Aug 31, 2026 | D. Arizona | Cruz v. N.V. & Sons Builders Incorporated et al | Wage and hour | $14,605.63 | $8,588.50 | 41.2% | Clerical work billed as legal work |
| Aug 27, 2026 | N.D. Texas | Bank of America NA v. Ztar Mobile Inc et al | Commercial | Not stated | Not stated | See ruling | Clerical work billed as legal work |
| Aug 27, 2026 | E.D. New York | Everyday People NYC LLC v. Ali | Intellectual property | $94,310 | $61,359.70 | 34.9% | Block billing |
| Aug 27, 2026 | E.D. Kentucky | Bowman v. SSA | Social Security | $6,536.88 | $6,036.88 | 7.7% | Clerical work billed as legal work, Clerical work billed as legal work, Clerical work billed as legal work, Clerical work billed as legal work |
| Aug 27, 2026 | S.D. Florida | Romspen Investment LP v. Dibert et al | $98,217.61 | $34,228.75 | 65.2% | Clerical work billed as legal work |
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How the tracker works
- Rulings come from GovInfo, where the federal courts publish their own opinions (district, bankruptcy, and circuit courts), searched every week for fee rulings.
- The tracker covers federal rulings from January 2024 on. A ruling is listed only if the court decided a fee amount and applied at least one reduction for a recordkeeping problem, with the court's words found in the opinion. Stipulated awards are left out.
- Every dollar figure and every quote is checked word for word against the opinion text. The percent cut is computed from the amounts requested and awarded.
- Totals include the whole reduction in each ruling, which can also cover rate cuts, excessive hours, or limited success. The tracker lists rulings with recordkeeping cuts; it does not measure how often courts cut fees overall.
- Case notes are drafted with AI from the checked facts only, then checked again by code before they publish. The court's own words appear as quoted in the opinion.
Spot an error? Email team@legaltime.ai with the case name and we will correct it. Summaries of public court opinions. Not legal advice.
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