The Lewis F. Powell Jr. U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Courthouse and Annex in Richmond, Virginia. Photo: Wikimedia McGuireWoods Asks En Banc 4th Circuit to Nix Attorney Fees Limitation
A coalition of law firms called the precedent on when lawyers can collect fees as the prevailing party "an outlier with which almost all other circuits disagree."
July 11, 2022 at 06:33 PM
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What You Need to Know
- The long-running dispute involved a state law allowing the Virginia DMV to deny driver's licenses to those who owed court fees.
- A judge granted a preliminary junction blocking the law's enforcement, but legislators changed the law before the dispute could be decided.
McGuireWoods and a coalition of Virginia attorneys are asking a federal appeals court to abandon precedent they argue unfairly denies plaintiffs attorney fees for preliminary wins in civil rights cases that ultimately force a resolution.
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