Fletcher Hill, Inc. v. Crosbie, 178 Vt. 77 (2005)
- Citation
- Fletcher Hill, Inc. v. Crosbie, 178 Vt. 77 (2005)
- Parent Document
- Fletcher Hill, Inc. v. Crosbie, 178 Vt. 77 (2005)
- Jurisdiction
- Vermont (state)
- Effective Date
- 2005-01-14
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1,110 chars¶ 40. Even if there is a difference between “prevailed” and “substantially prevailed,” as argued by the majority, it is not clear that the former standard is easier for the person seeking fees to meet. Just as the burden for plaintiff in establishing substantial performance is lighter than the burden of showing performance generally, the burden of showing that plaintiff substantially prevailed should be lighter than prevailing. See J. Klein, Attorney’s Fees and the Clean Water Act After Buckhannon, 9 Hastings W.-Nw. J. Envtl. L. & Pol’y 109, 114 (2003). As Oil, Chemical & Atomic Workers International Union points out, 26 U.S.C. § 7430(c)(4) — a section of the Internal Revenue Code authorizing award of attorney’s fees to a taxpayer in certain circumstances — defines “prevailing party” as a party who “has substantially prevailed with respect to the amount in controversy.” 288 F.3d at 455. The clear import of the section is that “substantially prevailing” is the easier standard to meet. See also Manion v. Nagin, Civ. 00-238 ADMRLE, 2004 WL 234402, at *8 (D. Minn. 2004) (interpreting Florida law).