Case: Disability Discrimination/Perceived Disability (M.D. Pa.)

A Pennsylvania federal district court partially granted a motion for attorneys’ fees and costs to a former police officer who was regarded as mentally disabled and prevailed at trial on his disability discrimination and retaliation claims under federal and state law, as well as First Amendment retaliation claims against Blossburg Borough and individual defendants, awarding $115,200 in fees based on a reasonable hourly rate of $400 and 288 hours of attorney time, plus $19,310.81 in costs including expert witness fees.

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