Fifth Circuit· 10/11/2013

Betty Black v. SettlePou, P.C.

Citations

732 F.3d 492
21 Wage & Hour Cas.2d (BNA) 775
2013 WL 5612304
2013 U.S. App. LEXIS 20715

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district court abused its discretion in reducing $232,400.81 lodestar solely on the basis that the plaintiff recovered less than $8,000 in damages

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Judges: Reavley, Elrod, Graves

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