Legal Opinion
Bywaters v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided March 1, 2012No. 2011-1032PublishedCited by 81 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DYK, Circuit Judge.
This case presents the question of when a district court may reduce the “lodestar” calculation of reasonable attorneys’ fees to account for the “amount involved and results obtained” or other factors. Although the district court here did an exemplary job, we conclude that two errors require a remand. First, while the district court may reduce the lodestar figure to account for the “amount involved and results obtained” and other factors in rare and exceptional circumstances, we conclude that the district court erred here by taking these factors into account after…
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