Ansen v. Experian Information Solutions

7 Citing cases

  1. Gross v. CitiMortg. Inc

    No. CV-18-02103-PHX-ROS (D. Ariz. Aug. 10, 2023)

    And the Court's own review suggests that reasonable attorneys' fees in FCRA cases are far less than Plaintiff requests, especially given Plaintiff's limited success here. See, e.g., Jansen v. Experian Info. Solutions, Inc., No. 05-CV-385-BR, 2011 WL 846876, *17 (D. Ore. Mar. 9, 2011) (awarding $298,959.75 in reasonable attorneys' fees in FCRA case that settled for $275,000 after nearly six years of litigation); Smith v. General Info. Servs., Inc., 2019 WL 2106171, *9 (E.D. Cal. May 14, 2019) (awarding $103,840.00 in reasonable attorneys' fees in FCRA case that settled for $105,000); Seungtae Kim v. BMW Fin. Servs. NA, LLC, 2015 WL 12734013, *11 (C.D. Cal. Nov. 12, 2015) (awarding $280,934.90 in reasonable attorneys' fees in FCRA and California Identity Theft (CIT) case where Plaintiff secured judgment after trial of $250,000 on FCRA claim and $150,000 on CIT claim).

  2. Aircraft Holding Sols. v. Learjet Inc.

    Civil Action 3:18-CV-0823-D (N.D. Tex. May. 11, 2022)

    ), aff'd, 295 F.3d 108 (1st Cir. 2002). The parties only discuss one case dealing with a similar issue, Jansen v. Experian Information Solutions, Inc., 2011 WL 846876 (D. Or. Mar. 9, 2011). In Jansen the court, in dicta, rejected an argument by the objecting party that “it should only be taxed for its proportional share of the costs based on the number of Defendants in the case at the time the depositions were taken.”

  3. Standard Ins. Co. v. Estate of Keeler

    Case No. 03:18-CV-00494-AC (D. Or. Aug. 20, 2018)   Cited 1 times

    In light of these comparisons, the court finds the rate of $211.50 per hour for Laske's work is excessive. See Topness v. Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare, No. 3:16-CV-2026-AC, 2017 WL 8895626, at *4 (D. Or. Oct. 17, 2017), report and recommendation adopted as modified, No. 3:16-CV-02026-AC, 2018 WL 1015536 (D. Or. Feb. 22, 2018) (finding $135 was reasonable rate for paralegal in 2017); Marquez v. Harper Sch. Dist. No. 66, No. 2:09-CV-01254-SU, 2012 WL 2469545, at *7 (D. Or. June 26, 2012) (approving paralegal hourly rate of $100); Jansen v. Experian Information Solutions, Inc., No. 05-CV-385-BR, 2011 WL 846876, at *5 (D. Or. Mar. 9, 2011) (finding paralegal hourly rate of $140 excessive and reducing to $100 per hour). For the above mentioned reasons, an appropriate rate for Laske's work product is $150 per hour.

  4. Miller v. Equifax Info. Servs., LLC

    3:11-CV-01231-BR (D. Or. May. 23, 2014)   Cited 2 times

    Although it appears the law office of Baxter & Baxter is located outside of the downtown Portland area, the Court has used the OSB Survey rates for the Portland area in at least one prior case in which it awarded attorneys' fees for Baxter & Baxter attorneys. See, e.g., Jansen v. Experian Info. Solutions, Inc., No. 05-CV-385-BR, 2011 WL 846876, at *4 (D. Or. Mar. 9, 2011). Accordingly, the Court concludes as it did then that the OSB Survey data for downtown Portland is the correct benchmark to use when assessing the reasonableness of the hourly rates for Michael Baxter, Justin Baxter, and Kachelle Baxter.

  5. Ebert v. Warners' Stellian Co.

    Civil No. 11-2325 (JRT/SER) (D. Minn. Jun. 3, 2013)

    The Court has also reviewed the costs requested by Plaintiffs and finds the vast majority of them to be reasonable. See Jansen v. Experian Info. Solutions, Inc., No. 05-CV-385, 2011 WL 846876, at *17 (D. Or. Mar. 9, 2011) (holding that costs are taxable under the FCRA fee-shifting provisions even if 28 U.S.C. § 1920 does not specifically provide for taxation of such costs). The Court will not award expenses for Westlaw research, however, because such expenses are generally not allowed.

  6. Cloud v. EMC Mortg. Corp.

    No. 3:10-cv-00818-MO (D. Or. Apr. 25, 2012)

    (Pl.'s Statement [70] 7). According to the Economic Survey, the median hourly billing rate of an attorney in Portland with over 30 years of experience is $300 while attorneys at the 75th percentile bill at $350 per hour and attorneys at the 95th percentile bill at $461 per hour. In Jansen v. Experian Info. Solutions, Inc., No. 05-385-BR, 2011 WL 846876, at *3 (D. Or. March 9, 2011), the court found an attorney's requested rate of $400.00 per hour was reasonable for an attorney with 25 years of experience and extensive experience with the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Mr. Goldsmith apparently has extensive experience with fee issues and the Economic Survey was compiled over four years ago. Therefore, I find his rate reasonable.

  7. Vesecky v. Wilshire Aspirations, LLC

    No. CV-11-1180-PHX-LOA (D. Ariz. Mar. 6, 2012)   Cited 1 times

    " Hohlbein II, 2012 WL 313613 at * 1. "The district court has 'considerable discretion' in determining the reasonableness of attorneys' fees." Jansen v. Experian Information Solutions, Inc., 2011 WL 846876, * 2 (D.Or. March 9, 2011) (citing Webb v. Ada County, Idaho, 195 F.3d 524, 527 (9th Cir. 1999)). An award of attorney's fees under the ADA is reviewed for abuse of discretion. Jankey v. Poop Deck, 537 F.3d 1122, 1129 (9th Cir. 2008).