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Fifth Circuit Vacates Attorney Fee Award

By Thomas J. Crane on April 26, 2017
Posted in Litigation and trial practice, Wage and Hour Issues

In a recent decision, the Fifth Circuit reversed the award of attorney fees to a prevailing plaintiff. In Cervantes v. Cotter, the lower court severely reduced the plaintiff’s fee request by some 75% because the plaintiff’s success was, in the view of the trial court, small. The plaintiffs, noted the trial court, were only…

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