Legal Opinion
McKenzie v. Cooper, Levins & Pastko, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided May 17, 1993No. 91-7335PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TJOFLAT, Chief Judge:
CLP Corporation appeals from a district court judgment awarding $206,136.62 as reasonable attorney’s fees to recover $8,618.06 in backpay in a Title VII gender discrimination case. Because we find that the district court improperly enhanced the lodestar, we affirm the award as modified.
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Although the Supreme Court has counseled that a “request for attorney’s fees should not result in a second major litigation,” Hensley v. Eckerhart, 461 U.S. 424, 437, 103 S.Ct. 1933, 1941, 76 L.Ed.2d 40 (1983), it is not surprising that the battle over $200,000 in fees would make a $9,000…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Carey v. PiphusSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- City of Burlington v. DagueSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- City of Riverside v. RiveraSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Independent Federation of Flight Attendants v. ZipesSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
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3Cited by24 opinions
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