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· 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

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  • 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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