· 10/20/1971
Gushee v. Kalen
Citations
- 449 F.2d 1276
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- holding the denial of fees justified in part by the blamelessness and behavior of the defendant
- holding the denial of fees justified in part by the blamelessness and behavior of the defendant
- noting that the company “redressed its unintentional violation” of Title VII and that “from the chronology of events [it could not be] infer[red] that plaintiffs’ law suits were a contributing factor”
- noting that the company \redressed its unintentional violation\ of Title VII and that \from the chronology of events [it could not be] infer[red] that plaintiffs' law suits were a contributing factor\
- refusing to award attorney’s fees where discriminatory acts ceased before plaintiffs filed suit
- special circumstances found where defendant acted in good faith to redress a violation it was powerless to prevent
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