· 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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