Legal Opinion
Bennett v. CSX Transportation, Inc.
District Court, E.D. North Carolina
Decided October 30, 2012No. 5:10-CV-493-BOPublished
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
TERRENCE W. BOYLE, District Judge.
This matter is before the Court on two motions for attorneys fees filed by counsel for plaintiff. Defendant has responded, and the matters are ripe for ruling. For the reasons discussed below, the motions are granted in part and denied in part.
BACKGROUND
After a jury trial on the merits held in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, plaintiff Vicky Bennett prevailed on her hostile work environment claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. By its verdict of June 22, 2012 [DE 195], the jury awarded Ms. Bennett $150,000 in compensatory damages. The…
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