United States Seventh Circuit

Attorneys' fees should not have been awarded to the extent that a trial was voided due to a prevailing disability discrimination plaintiff's unreasonable strategy, but fees should not be reduced on the basis of a settlement offer; district court properly awarded pre-judgment interest to compensate for delay in payment.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/09/2003
• Decided 08/01/2003
• Published 08/01/2003

Judges

• KANNE, Circuit Judge., Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, POSNER and KANNE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Cynthia H. Hyndman (argued), Robinson, Curley & Clayton, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Michael G. Cleveland, Vedder, Price, Kaufman & Kammholz, Chicago, IL, for Defendant- Appellant.