· 2/21/2007
Bradley Nigh v. Koons Buick Pontiac Gmc, Incorporated, and Household Automotive Finance Corporation
Citations
- 478 F.3d 183
- 2007 U.S. App. LEXIS 3750
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that courts may not “reflexively reduce fee awards whenever damages fail to meet a plaintiff's expectations in proportion to the damages' shortfall”
- discussing that the rationale 19 behind fee-shifting provisions such as those in TILA is to subsidize the prosecution of 20 such laws
- “[W]e do not reflexively reduce fee awards whenever damages fail to meet a plaintiff’s expectations in proportion to the damages’ shortfall.”
- “[W]e do not reflexively reduce fee awards whenever damages fail to meet a plaintiff’s expectations in proportion to the damages’ shortfall.”
- “there is little reason to suppose that a successful action is anything more or less than an action brought by a prevailing party.”’
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Judges: Wilkins, Williams, Gregory
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