ELR Citation: ELR 20758
No(s). s. 86-5895, -5927 (3d Cir. Mar 24, 1988)

The court rules that in awarding attorney fees pursuant to Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) §505 to for-profit public interest law firms that customarily bill less than the market rate, the lodestar should be calculated according to community market rates. The court first rejects three a...