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· 3/22/2024

18521 HTN TRUST, INC. AS TRUSTEE ONLY UNDER THE 19-6-4 LAND TRUST v. EMILIE B. VIEBRANZ-REACH

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  • holding that “the plaintiff must prevail by judgment in order to receive an award of at- torneys’ fees”
  • noting in passing that the LMRDA and FMLA have nearly identical language but that no court had yet decided whether a judgment was required under the FMLA’s attorney’s fee provision
  • requiring a \positive award\ to the offeree to trigger Rule 68
  • “[W]e conclude that the plaintiff must prevail by judgment in order to receive an award of attorneys’ fees. ‘[I]n addition to any judgment awarded to the plaintiff’ implies a favorable judgment.” (quoting 29 U.S.C. § 431(c))
  • \[W]e conclude that the plaintiff must prevail by judgment in order to receive an award of attorneys' fees. '[I]n addition to any judgment awarded to the plaintiff' implies a favorable judgment.\ (quoting 29 U.S.C. § 431 (c) )

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