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· 2/26/1988

Palmer v. Shultz

Citations

  • 679 F. Supp. 68
  • 1988 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 1822
  • 46 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 37,849
  • 46 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 385
  • 1988 WL 16118

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  • \[I]t has become significantly more difficult to locate competent counsel willing to devote the time and resources necessary to conduct Title VII litigation.\
  • “the Court finds that plaintiffs have clearly established that attorneys in the Washington, D.C. community will ordinarily not take cases on a contingency basis without an upward adjustment of their normal hourly rate of at least 100 percent”
  • “at least 100 percent” for fully contingent cases
  • \at least 100 percent\ for fully contingent cases
  • denying an enhancement for contingency

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Judges: John Lewis Smith, Jr.

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