Legal Opinion
Lawrence L. Pedigo, Appellant/cross-Appellee v. P.A.M. Transport, Inc., Appellee/cross-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 21, 1996No. 96-1137, 96-1206PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.
In this appeal and cross-appeal from an award of attorney's fees, defendant argues that plaintiff was not a "prevailing party" so as to be entitled to attorney's fees. We agree and therefore reverse.
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Plaintiff complained that he had been discriminated against in violation of the Americans with Disabifities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. §~ 12101-12213, and at trial a jury found in his favor. Defendant appealed and we vacated the judgment because the jury instructions improperly permitted recovery of compensatory damages in a mixed-motive case. Pedigo v. P.A.M.…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Farrar v. HobbySupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Rhodes v. StewartSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Harris v. PirchCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1982
- Lawrence L. Pedigo v. P.A.M. Transport, Inc., American Trucking Associations, Inc., and Arkansas Motor Carriers Associations, Inc., Amici CuriaeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1995
- Clark v. Township of FallsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1989
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Richard Ray Layton Billy R. Penny v. Ted Elder, as County Judge of Montgomery County, ArkansasCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1998
- Jenkins v. MissouriCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1997
- New Jersey Citizen Action v. Riviera Motel Corp.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1997
- Sierra Club v. City of Little RockCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2003
- Tuggles v. Leroy-Somer, Inc.District Court, W.D. Tennessee · 2004
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