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$48,000 in Attorney Fees Awarded in Prisoner-Injury Civil Action
$48,000 in Attorney Fees Awarded in Prisoner-Injury Civil Action
by David Reutter
On November 18, 2013, a Colorado federal district court awarded more than $48,000 in attorney fees in a civil rights action involving a prisoner being injured after an accident involving the prison van that was transporting him.
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