Legal Opinion
William LATTIMORE, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. OMAN CONSTRUCTION, Defendant-Appellant, Bill White, Defendant
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided April 28, 1989No. 88-7445PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Per curiam
The appellee, William Lattimore, successfully sued his former employer, the appellant Oman Construction Company (“Oman”), for discriminatory discharge under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The district court’s award included compensation for the appellee’s lost earnings, prejudgment interest on those earnings, and attorneys’ fees and costs. At the hearing on attorneys’ fees, Lattimore sought $33,235.00 in reasonable attorneys’ fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-5(k) and also requested a 100% enhancement of this lodestar amount. 1 The court granted an enhancement of 68.4% of the…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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3Cited by51 opinions
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