United States Fourth Circuit

In protracted litigation over Truth in Lending Act and consumer protection claims, including a decision from the U.S. Supreme Court on a statutory damage cap, an order awarding attorney fees to plaintiff is affirmed as plaintiff was successful in his TILA action. However, the award is vacated as to attorney fees incurred prior to the initial 4th Circuit appeal where the trial court likely committed an error in transcription and must recalculate the award on remand.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/30/2006
• Decided 02/21/2007
• Published 02/21/2007

Judges

• Before WILKINS, Chief Judge, and WILLIAMS and GREGORY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Jack David Lapidus, Macleay, Lynch, Gregg & Lynch, Washington, D.C., for Appellant.  Alexander Hugo Blankingship, III, Blankingship & Associates, P.C., Alexandria, Virginia, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Arthur M. Schwartzstein, McLean, Virginia, for Appellant.  Thomas B. Christiano, Blankingship & Associates, P.C., Alexandria, Virginia, for Appellee.