NANETTI v. UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO

Nos. 90-2043, 90-2135.

944 F.2d 1416 (1991)

Raffaella Y. NANETTI, Plaintiff-Appellant, Cross-Appellee, v. UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO, Defendant-Appellee, Cross-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided October 8, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Judson H. Miner, Davis, Miner, Barnhill & Galland, Thomas E. Johnson, Martin J. Oberman (argued), Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff-appellant, cross-appellee.

Paul K. Whitsitt, Carla J. Rozycki (argued), John A. Klages, Keck, Mahin & Cate, Chicago, Ill., for defendant-appellee, cross-appellant.

Before CUDAHY, COFFEY and FLAUM, Circuit Judges.


CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.

Critics of our society's penchant for litigation could make a strong argument on the basis of attorney's fees litigation alone. This case is perhaps paradigmatic. In an action that was settled before it even arrived in the courtroom, this fight over attorney's fees has lasted five years (and counting), has required two decisions by both the district court and this court and has itself generated a request by the plaintiff alone for fees of $45...

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