· 5/23/1988
Budinich v. Becton Dickinson & Co.
Citations
- 486 U.S. 196
- 108 S. Ct. 1717
- 100 L. Ed. 2d 178
- 1988 U.S. LEXIS 2359
- 56 U.S.L.W. 4453
- 11 Fed. R. Serv. 3d 1
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that unresolved issue of attorneys’ fees does not prevent the judgment on the merits from becoming final
- holding that a judgment on the merits is final and appeal-able despite a pending motion for attorney’s fees
- holding that the appeal period commences once a final decision on the merits has been entered, irrespective of any claim for attorneys’ fees
- holding that unresolved issue of attorneys’ fees does not prevent judgment on merits from being final
- holding that “the taking of an appeal within the prescribed time is mandatory and jurisdictional”
- holding that \an unresolved issue of attorney's fees for the litigation in question does not prevent judgment on the merits from being final\
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Judges: Scalia
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