Legal Opinion
Andrews v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided September 19, 1997No. Nos. 96-2730 to 96-2764PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUBINA, Circuit Judge:
The United States appeals the district court’s award of attorneys’ fees to plaintiffs/appellees/cross-appellants (“plaintiffs”) pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412, on plaintiffs’ claims' under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (“CERCLA”), 42 U.S.C. § 960(a). The government contends the fee award was disproportionately high. Plaintiffs cross-appeal, claiming the award was too low. We agree with the government and remand for a redetermination of attorney’s fees.
I. BACKGROUND
The opinion we…
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