context: Instead, "[a] partially prevailing plaintiff should be compensated for the legal expenses he would have borne if his suit had been confined to the ground on which he prevailed plus related grounds within the meaning of Hensley." Ibid. This determination depends on how much time should have been expended on litigating the successful claim.
citation_a.signal: see also
citation_a.identifier: 957 F.2d 333, 339
citation_a.parenthetical: upholding attorneys' fee award even though plaintiffs did not prevail on all claims asserted in the suit because "[t]he claims on which the plaintiffs did not ultimately prevail were all related to the claims on which they did prevail," and hence "the plaintiffs won their case"
citation_a.sentence: See also Wallace v. Mulholland, 957 F.2d 333, 339 (7th Cir.1992) (upholding attorneys’ fee award even though plaintiffs did not prevail on all claims asserted in the suit because “[t]he claims on which the plaintiffs did not ultimately prevail were all related to the claims on which they did prevail,” and hence “the plaintiffs won their case”); accord Mary Beth G. v. City of Chicago, 723 F.2d 1263, 1278-81 (7th Cir.1983); but see Bethune Plaza, Inc. v. Lumpkin, 755 F.Supp. 223 (N.D.Ill.1991) (because plaintiffs suit was two-thirds successful, the court reduced plaintiffs fee by a corresponding percentage).
citation_b.signal: but see
citation_b.parenthetical: because plaintiffs suit was two-thirds successful, the court reduced plaintiffs fee by a corresponding percentage
citation_b.sentence: See also Wallace v. Mulholland, 957 F.2d 333, 339 (7th Cir.1992) (upholding attorneys’ fee award even though plaintiffs did not prevail on all claims asserted in the suit because “[t]he claims on which the plaintiffs did not ultimately prevail were all related to the claims on which they did prevail,” and hence “the plaintiffs won their case”); accord Mary Beth G. v. City of Chicago, 723 F.2d 1263, 1278-81 (7th Cir.1983); but see Bethune Plaza, Inc. v. Lumpkin, 755 F.Supp. 223 (N.D.Ill.1991) (because plaintiffs suit was two-thirds successful, the court reduced plaintiffs fee by a corresponding percentage).