Estate of Angela Enoch v. Tienor, No. 08-4103

In a dispute involving attorney's fees, district court order is reversed where, in cases which involve more than a nominal award, a fee award should not be reduced because the damages are smaller than a plaintiff originally sought. On remand the court should consider the lodestar figure, the number of hours reasonably expended on the litigation multiplied by a reasonable hourly rate, as well as other factors set out in Hensley. 

Read Estate of Angela Enoch v. Tienor, No. 08-4103

Appellate Information
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.
Argued June 1, 2009
Decided June 29, 2009

Judges
Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and BAUER and EVANS, Circuit Judges..
Opinion by EVANS, Circuit Judge.