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Statute cap

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a kind of woolen cap; - so called because enjoined to be worn by a statute, dated in 1571, in behalf of the trade of cappers.
- Blackstone.

See also: Statute



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Sometimes, as when the plaintiff seeks only injunctive relief, the statute caps plaintiffs' recoveries, or for other reasons damages are substantially less than attorneys' fees, court-awarded attorneys' fees can exceed a plaintiff's monetary recovery; see Riverside, 477 US 561 (1986) (compensatory and punitive damages of $33,350; attorneys' fee award of $245,456).
 
 
 
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