Legal Opinion
Danielle Pickett v. Sheridan Health Care Center
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 16, 2016No. 14-3705PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.
Danielle Pickett filed a Title VII retaliation lawsuit against her employer Sheridan Health Care Center. Ernest T. Rossiello & Associates represented her. After a two-day trial, the jury awarded Pickett $65,000 in damages. She then filed a motion for attorney’s fees. The district court granted in part and denied in part the motion, finding, among other facts, that the hourly market rate for Rossiello’s services was $400, not the $540-$620 that was requested. Pickett appealed the award of attorney’s fees, arguing that the $400 hourly rate was arbitrarily decided and…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Marcia L. Saxton v. American Telephone and Telegraph Company, Successor to at & T Bell LaboratoriesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
- Gorenstein Enterprises, Inc., Sam Gorenstein, and David Gorenstein v. Quality Care-Usa, Inc. And David A. ScheinmanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
- Pickett v. Sheridan Health Care CenterCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2011
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