The document discusses the assessment of attorney fees in a legal case, comparing the requested billing rates to prevailing rates in the community. It references various cases to justify the reasonableness of the fees and includes arguments from both Plaintiffs and Defendants regarding appropriate comparisons for billing rates. The court agrees with Defendants that the average Class Counsel billing rate is higher than the average rate approved by recent courts in the district.
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{"key_people":["John A. Yanchunis","Teresa Ponder","Mr. Knapton"],"document_date":"2016","document_type":"legal","key_locations":["New York","Philadelphia"],"document_subtype":"court filing","key_organizations":["Morgan & Morgan"],"reference_numbers":["ECF No. 105","ECF No. 90","ECF No. 86-9","ECF No. 86-5"]}