434 U.S. 412 (1978) Cited 3,687 times 33 Legal Analyses
Holding that for a defendant to recoup attorneys fees under § 706(k) of Title VII, a court must find that the plaintiff litigated his or her claim beyond the point where it became “frivolous, unreasonable, or groundless” or where plaintiff acted in bad faith
Holding that a district court's conclusion that a Rule 68 offer was more favorable than a judgment including substantial equitable relief was "clearly erroneous ... [because it] draws indefensible conclusions about the worthlessness of the equitable relief ... obtained"
Reversing denial of fee award to prevailing defendants on the summary judgment dismissal of plaintiff's Fair Housing Act claim where the record was "pellucid" that she had never requested an accommodation for her disability and where her prior complaint filed with the New York State Division of Human Rights had been dismissed
Holding that attorneys' fees may be apportioned and awarded for a frivolous claim while not being awarded for a separate non-frivolous claim, although both part of the same lawsuit