Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals concerning the award of attorney's fees in a discrimination lawsuit.
The facts of the case involved allegedly discriminatory practices in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
The litigants of the case settled in favor of the plaintiffs, but brought the issue of reasonable attorney's fees to the district court.
Alta Chrapliwy and other female workers filed charges against the company in a class action suit that was eventually settled in their favor after years of litigation.
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