Borovoy v. Squishable.com, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK CHRISTINE BOROVOY, an individual, and on behalf of classes of similarly situated individuals, anal No. 23-CV-3660 (RA) ORDER SQUISHABLE.COM, INC., a New York Corporation, Defendant. RONNIE ABRAMS, United States District Judge: In evaluating attorneys’ fees in a class action, this Court may apply “either the lodestar or percentage of the recovery method[],” Goldberger v. Integrated Resources, Inc., 209 F.3d 43, 45 (2d Cir. 2000), but, in either case, “the fees awarded in common fund cases may not exceed what is ‘reasonable’ under the circumstances,” id. at 47 . “[N]o matter which method is chosen,” the Court’s analysis of reasonableness must “be guided by the traditional criteria in determining a reasonable common fund fee, including . . . the time and labor expended by counsel.” /d. at 50 (quoting Jn re Union Carbide Corp. Consumer Prod. Bus. Sec. Litig., 724 F. Supp. 160, 163 (S.D.N.Y. 1989)). No later than February 6, 2025 at 8 a.m., Plaintiff shall file supplemental information regarding its requested attorneys’ fees, including but not limited to a log of time entries for each attorney and paralegal who worked on this matter as well as the rates Plaintiff proposes are attributable to each. SO ORDERED. Dated: February 4, 2025 (if / New York, New York ko ( J —— Ronnie Abrams United States District Judge