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· 8/31/1994

Carl J. Perreira and Christina J. Perreira, Parents and Next Friend of Carly C. Perreira v. Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services

Citations

  • 33 F.3d 1375
  • 1994 U.S. App. LEXIS 23718
  • 1994 WL 466492

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that an award of fees and costs was not authorized for work performed on a case after a claim lost its reasona- ble basis
  • concluding that special master did not err by “requir[ing] the [expert] opinion to be more than unsupported speculation”
  • holding that an “expert opinion is no better than the soundness of the reasons supporting it.”
  • holding that “an award of fees and costs was not authorized for work performed on a case after a claim lost its reasonable basis”
  • holding that “an award of fees and costs was not authorized for work performed on a case after a claim lost its reasonable basis[]”
  • stating that “counsel’s duty to zealously represent their client does not relieve them of their duty to the court to avoid frivolous litigation”

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Judges: Rich, Plager, Lourie

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