Kathleen Thornton v. Wolpoff & Abramson, L.L.P.

Kathleen Thornton and Wolpoff & Abramson, L.L.P., each appeal an award of attorney’s fees of $7500 that Thornton received after a jury returned a verdict in her favor under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1692 — 1692p, and awarded her one dollar in statutory damages. As a plaintiff in a “successful action,” 15 U.S.C. § 1692k(a)(3), Thornton moved for $49,502.50 in attorney’s fees. The district court reduced this amount by approximately 85% and awarded Thornton $7500. Thornton appeals and argues that the district court abused its discretion by declining to award the full…