· 4/9/2009
F.A.C., Inc. v. Cooperativa De Seguros De Vida De Puerto Rico
Citations
- 563 F.3d 1
- 2009 U.S. App. LEXIS 7646
- 2009 WL 960073
How courts have described this case
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- “court’s inherent power to shift attorneys’ fees should be used sparingly and reserved for egregious circumstances”
- “court could not issue a sanctions order unless FAC had met its burden of showing COSVI had ‘acted in bad faith, vexatiously, wantonly, or for oppressive reasons’”
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Judges: Lynch, Leval, Lipez
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