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RI Jail Liable for Attorney Fees

After winning a jail conditions lawsuit, the district court awarded Rhode Island jail detainees $115,483.79 in attorney fees and costs. The defendants appealed, arguing
actual lawyer fees should be used to compute fees, not the market rate. The court of appeals for the First circuit disagreed and upheld the lower ...

 

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