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Supreme Court Eliminates "Catalyst Theory" Fee Awards

Loaded on Dec. 15, 2001 published in Prison Legal News December, 2001, page 26
Filed under: Attorney Fee Awards, Federal Statutory Law, Americans with Disabilities Act, Fair Housing Act. Location: West Virginia.
Supreme Court Eliminates "Catalyst Theory" Fee Awards

In a 54 decision, the United States Supreme Court held that the "catalyst theory" is no longer a permissible basis for an award of attorneys' fees to "prevailing parties" under fee shifting statutes such as 42 U.S.C. §§ 19731(e), 1988, 2000e5(k), 3613(c)(2), and …

 

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