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Ninth Circuit: Despite Award of Only Nominal Damages, Attorney Fees Appropriate in § 1983 Wrongful Death Suit
Loaded on July 15, 2011
published in Prison Legal News
July, 2011, page 30
Ninth Circuit: Despite Award of Only Nominal Damages, Attorney Fees Appropriate in § 1983 Wrongful Death Suit
Filed under:
Attorneys,
Attorney Fee Awards,
Damages,
Police--Excessive Force,
Excessive Force (Police).
Location:
California.
Despite a jury’s award of only nominal damages, the Ninth Circuit affirmed the award of attorney’s fees to a plaintiff who filed suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (and various provisions of state ...
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