Cabala v. Crowley

Defendants-appellants appeal from a judgment of the United States District Court of the District of Connecticut (Vanessa L. Bryant, Judge) awarding $32,489.29 in attorney’s fees and costs to plaintiff-appellee. The issue presented by this case is whether a defendant remains liable for plaintiffs attorney’s fees accrued after defendant offered a settlement that included the maximum available damages and, as mandated by statute, plaintiffs fees and costs, but that did not include an offer of judgment. Because a settlement offer without an offer of judgment does not fully resolve the case, such…