Legal Opinion
Luciano v. Olsten Corp.
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided May 14, 1996No. CV 93-4953PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION AND ORDER
SPATT, District Judge.
In this gender discrimination in employment action, the plaintiff Mary Ann Luciano (the “plaintiff’ or “Luciano”), moves for an award of attorneys fees and costs, pursuant to § 42 U.S.C. 2000e-5(k). Familiarity with the procedural history and facts of this case as set forth in the Court’s prior decisions is presumed.
DISCUSSION
A. Prevailing party
“The general ‘American Rule’ is that the prevailing party in federal court litigation is not entitled to recover legal fees incurred in the conduct of that litigation.” United States v. 110-118…
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3Cited by23 opinions
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