The following excerpt is from Sooroojballie v. Port Auth., 18-3148-cv (2nd Cir. 2020):
review a district court's award of attorney's fees for abuse of discretion." Cabala v. Crowley, 736 F.3d 226, 229 (2d Cir. 2013) (per curiam). We utilize this standard of review because "[t]he district court observes the parties' litigation directly and is thus best situated to consider the case-specific factors relevant to a reasonable fee assessment." Id.
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