Legal Opinion
Martha Dowling v. Litton Loan Servicing LP
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided April 9, 2009No. 08-3590UnpublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JULIA SMITH GIBBONS, Circuit Judge.
Defendant-appellant Litton Loan Servicing LP (“Litton”) appeals the amount of attorney’s fees awarded to plaintiff-appel-lee Martha A. Dowling. Dowling successfully sued Litton for violation of the Fan-Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”), and she received $26,000 in statutory and actual damages after trial. The United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio then awarded Dowling $49,560 in attorney’s fees and $2,959.56 in costs. Because the district court did not abuse its discretion in calculating a reasonable fee, we affirm the award and…
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