Legal Opinion
Phetosomphone v. Allison Reed Group, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 20, 1993No. 92-1117, 92-1118PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOUDIN, Circuit Judge.
Gary Showalter and Nenh Phetosom-phone, plaintiffs in the district court, appeal from that court’s award of attorneys’ fees following their successful Title VII suit. Because we conclude that the district court did not abuse its considerable discretion in determining an appropriate fee award, we affirm.
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Plaintiffs brought separate suits, later consolidated for trial, against Allison Reed Group, Inc. (“Allison Reed”), Noel Smith and Carol Marsella, alleging that plaintiffs were the victims of sexual harassment in the workplace. In their complaints, plaintiffs sought…
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