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Open Government Act’s Catalystic Theory for Attorneys’ Fees Doesn’t Apply Retroactively

The provisions of the Open Government Act of 2007 that restore the catalyst theory for attorneys’ fees do not apply retroactively, the D.C. Circuit decided June 26, 2009.

Anthony Summers settled a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) suit with the government in 2005. After the Open Government Act took effect, ...

 

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