Legal Opinion
Walsh v. Boston University
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided September 28, 2009No. Civil Action 04-11240-RGSPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON MAGISTRATE JUDGE’S REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION REGARDING ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND COSTS
STEARNS, District Judge.
As I noted in a September 11, 2009 Memorandum and Order adopting Magis trate Judge Bowler’s Recommendation with regard to the underlying dispute, this case, despite its superficial modesty, has a long and complex factual history. One might argue that this is not the sort of dispute that attorneys should be rewarded for pursuing to the bitter end (particularly in a case like this where neither side is without fault), as under the “American rule,” parties are…
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