Civil Rights - Attorney's Fee Award

Authors

Karen M. Sirianni

Abstract

42 U.S.C. § 1988-The United States Supreme Court has held that an award of attorney's fees under 42 U.S.C. § 1988 is not required to be proportionate to the damages awarded a Civil Rights plaintiff, thus allowing a fee award seven times the amount of compensatory and punitive damages.

City of Riverside v. Rivera, 106 S. Ct. 2686 (1986)

First Page

139

Recommended Citation

Karen M. Sirianni, Civil Rights - Attorney's Fee Award, 26 Duq. L. Rev. 139 (1987).
Available at: https://dsc.duq.edu/dlr/vol26/iss1/10