USCA 11th: No Fees for Weak Argument

The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit ruled that an award of attorney's fees is an abuse of discretion where the plaintiff's arguments are not frivolous, but are merely weak. In Cordoba v. Dillards Inc., No. 04-14744, 08/04/2005, Lea Cordoba, a sales associate, was diagnosed with a congenital heart disorder while working for Dillards Inc. (Dillards). Cordoba was terminated after she engaged in a verbal confrontation with a manager from another department while processing a return, during which she told the manager that she did not like working for Dillards. When the i...