Inc. The case settled on the eve of trial. Plaintiffs now have filed a petition for attorney's fees.
Defendants oppose the petition as excessive.
The court will grant the petition in a reduced amount. The constitutional claims were dismissed, but the statutory claims remained for trial. The hours spent on discovery were unreasonable. Over a year after the filing of the complaint, plaintiffs discovered that they had made an error as to the actual date of the incident and had deposed employees who were not working on the day of the incident. This error resulted in a summary judgment motion by defendant.