Awards of Attorneys' Fees in Federal Courts and By Federal Agencies

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civil procedure.

Civil rights.

Judge-made law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] [publisher not identified] 1979-1980

Summary:

Examines the "American rule" that prohibits courts and agencies from requiring losing parties to pay the attorney's fees of prevailing parties, and discusses common law and statutory exceptions to the rule, most notably in civil rights cases. Covers the issue of Federal agencies paying the attorney's fees of participants in administrative proceedings, and examines related Supreme Court cases

Notes:

CRS Report

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Other Format:

Microfiche version Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Awards of Attorneys' Fees in Federal Courts and By Federal Agencies

Publisher Number:

CRS-1979-AML-0094

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license