Legal Opinion
Parker v. Banner Solutions
Superior Court of Rhode Island
Decided August 9, 2007No. PC/02-558Published
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION
REGARDING ATTORNEYS FEES AND COSTS
Deborah L. Parker commenced this action against her former employers and supervisors seeking recovery of damages for an alleged violation of the Rhode Island Fair Employment Practices Act. Successful in her request for back pay on the constructive discharge count, she now moves for the award of attorneys' fees and costs.
The primary goal in awarding fees in employment discrimination actions is to establish fees encouraging victims to seek judicial relief.Copeland v. Marshall, 641 F.2d 880, 891 (D.C. Cir., 1980). To be eligible, a plaintiff must be a…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Dolores J. Copeland, Individually and on Behalf of the Class of All Others Similarly Situated v. F. Ray Marshall, Secretary of LaborCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
- Dennis v. HigginsSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Scarborough v. WrightSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2005