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ADA Suits Not Affected by PLRA Attorney Fee Caps

Loaded on Oct. 15, 1997 by John Emry published in Prison Legal News October, 1997, page 5
Filed under: Attorney Fee Awards, PLRA, Attorney Fees (PLRA), Americans with Disabilities Act. Location: United States of America.
There is a great deal of talk and litigation about the Prison Litigation Reform Act which was part of the Omnibus Consolidated Rescissions and Appopriations Act of 1996 (PL 104-134, 110 Stat 1321 (1996)). One aspect of the PLRA causing a great deal of consternation is the severe limitations on ...

 

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