United States Eleventh Circuit
AM. DISABILITY ASS'N, INC. v. CHMIELARZ, 01-15366
District court's express approval of a settlement under the ADA constitutes a "judicially sanctioned change in the legal relationship of the parties," and appellant plainly is a "prevailing party" entitled to recover attorneys' fees under 42 U.S.C. section 12205.
Appellate Information
- Decided 05/01/2002
- Published 05/01/2002
Judges
- MARCUS, Circuit Judge:, Before ANDERSON, Chief Judge, and DUBINA and MARCUS, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States Eleventh Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Donald Feldman,Weiss & Handler, P.A., Boca Raton, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.
- For Appellees:
- Anthony M. Livoti, Jr., Fort Lauderdale, FL, for Defendant-Appellee.