context: The school committee correctly points out that the results obtained by a claimant may affect the determination of attorney's fees; however, it incorrectly applies this principle to the facts of this case in requesting a downward adjustment of the lodestar. Salem v. Massachusetts Commn.
citation_a.signal: see
citation_a.identifier: 82 F.3d 1179, 1191
citation_a.parenthetical: court may adjust the lodestar by "award[ing] only that amount of fees that is reasonable in relation to the results obtained"
citation_a.sentence: See Andrade v. Jamestown Hous. Authy., 82 F.3d 1179, 1191 (1st Cir. 1996) (court may adjust the lodestar by “award[ing] only that amount of fees that is reasonable in relation to the results obtained”).
citation_b.signal: no signal
citation_b.parenthetical: a critical factor in determining reasonableness of fee award is degree of success obtained
citation_b.sentence: Against Discrimination, 44 Mass. App. Ct. at 648 n.29, citing Hensley v. Eckerhart, 461 U.S. 424, 436 (1983) (a critical factor in determining reasonableness of fee award is degree of success obtained).