Please ensure Javascript is enabled for purposes of website accessibility

Attorney Fees

By: Derek Hawkins//January 10, 2017//

Attorney Fees

By: Derek Hawkins//January 10, 2017//

Listen to this article

7th Circuit Court of Appeals

Case Name: Tracy L. Wink v. Miller Compressing Company

Case No.: 16-2336, 16-2339

Officials: POSNER, RIPPLE, and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.

Focus: Attorney Fees

In this suit by the plaintiff, Wink, against her former employer, Miller Compressing Company, a three-day jury trial ended with a verdict in favor of Wink on three of her claims: retaliation in violation of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), violation of Wis. Stat. § 109.03 (a wages statute), and breach of contract. But the jury returned a verdict for Miller on Wink’s fourth claim, which was that Miller had interfered with her rights under the FMLA. Miller moved for judgment as a matter of law on the ground that no reasonable jury could have found enough evidence to justify its verdict. The district judge denied the motion, precipitating this appeal by Miller. Wink has crossappealed, seeking a higher award of attorneys’ fees for her successful suit.

Affirmed in part

Remanded in part

Full Text


Attorney Derek A. Hawkins is the managing partner at Hawkins Law Offices LLC, where he heads up the firm’s startup law practice. He specializes in business formation, corporate governance, intellectual property protection, private equity and venture capital funding and mergers & acquisitions. Check out the website at www.hawkins-lawoffices.com or contact them at 262-737-8825.

Polls

Should Steven Avery be granted a new evidentiary hearing?

View Results

Loading ... Loading ...

Legal News

See All Legal News

WLJ People

Sea all WLJ People

Opinion Digests