Gracie v. Gracie

How courts have described this case

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

• holding that district court should attempt to apportion Lanham Act-related fees “unless the court finds the claims are so inextricably intertwined that even an estimated adjustment would be meaningless”
• noting that we have interpreted the “exceptional circumstances” requirement “rather narrowly” in our decisions
• noting that we have interpreted the “exceptional circumstances” requirement “rather narrowly” in our decisions
• holding the court must attempt to apportion fees between Lanham Act claim 14 and other claims “unless the court finds the claims are so inextricably intertwined that even an 15 estimated adjustment would be meaningless”
• stating, in relation to a Lanham Act claim, that “apportionment or an attempt 21 at apportionment is required unless the court finds the claims are so inextricably intertwined that 22 even an estimated adjustment would be meaningless”
• prevailing party may recover fees for both Lanham Act and non- Lanham Act claims if “the Lanham Act claims and non-Lanham Act claims are so intertwined that it is impossible to differentiate between” them (emphasis in original) (internal quotation marks omitted)

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Cited by

54 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

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• Cairns v. Franklin Mint Co.
  Ninth Circuit· 2002-06-19· cited 167×
• Procter & Gamble Co v. Amway Corporation, e
  Fifth Circuit· 2002-01-17· cited 102×
• 4 Pillar Dynasty LLC v. New York & Co., Inc.
  Second Circuit· 2019-08-08· cited 102×
• Harris v. Maricopa County Superior Court
  Ninth Circuit· 2011-01-20· cited 101×
• Fifty-Six Hope Road Music, Ltd. v. A.V.E.L.A., Inc.
  Ninth Circuit· 2015-02-20· cited 92×
• Sleepy's LLC v. Select Comfort Wholesale Corp.
  Second Circuit· 2018-11-27· cited 80×
• Horphag Research Ltd v. Larry Garcia, Dba healthierlife.com, and Mario Pellegrini, Dba healthdiscovery.com
  Ninth Circuit· 2007-01-09· cited 78×
• Earthquake Sound Corporation v. Bumper Industries, Earthquake Sound Corporation v. Bumper Industries
  Ninth Circuit· 2003-12-16· cited 72×
• CFE Racing Products, Inc. v. BMF Wheels, Inc.
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• Nicholas Kassbaum, AKA Nick St. Nicholas v. Steppenwolf Productions, Inc. Steppenwolf, Inc. Joachim Fritz Kreudeldat, AKA John Kay
  Ninth Circuit· 2000-12-29· cited 56×
• Horphag Research Ltd. v. Pellegrini
  Ninth Circuit· 2003-05-09· cited 55×
• Lahoti v. Vericheck, Inc.
  Ninth Circuit· 2011-02-16· cited 51×
• San Diego County Credit Union v. Cefcu
  Ninth Circuit· 2023-02-10· cited 42×
• Cobell v. Norton
  District of Columbia· 2005-12-19· cited 41×
• Masters v. UHS of Delaware, Inc.
  Eighth Circuit· 2011-01-06· cited 38×
• Bracco Diagnostics, Inc. v. Amersham Health, Inc.
  D. New Jersey· 2009-06-05· cited 37×
• Classic Media, Inc. v. Mewborn
  Ninth Circuit· 2008-07-11· cited 27×

Cites

16 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Kerr v. Screen Extras Guild, Inc.
  Ninth Circuit· 1975-11-28· cited 1,048×
• U.S. Structures, Incorporated, a Foreign Corporation v. J.P. Structures, Incorporated, a Michigan Corporation, and Joseph J. Pilat
  Sixth Circuit· 1997-12-03· cited 215×
• Lindy Pen Company, Inc. Blackfeet Plastics, Inc., Cross-Appellees v. Bic Pen Corporation, Cross-Appellant
  Ninth Circuit· 1993-01-14· cited 211×
• Southland Sod Farms v. Stover Seed Co.
  Ninth Circuit· 1997-03-11· cited 197×
• Intel Corporation v. Terabyte International, Inc., Jean Hsu, Kenneth Hsu
  Ninth Circuit· 1993-09-27· cited 188×
• United States v. Roy G. Powell Dixie Lee Powell
  Ninth Circuit· 1992-02-06· cited 170×
• American Heritage Life Insurance Company, Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross v. Heritage Life Insurance Company, Defendant-Appellee-Cross
  Fifth Circuit· 1974-05-13· cited 162×
• United States v. Johnnie T. Warren
  Ninth Circuit· 1994-06-07· cited 148×
• Sealy, Incorporated, a Corporation v. Easy Living, Inc., a Corporation, and Danco, Inc., and Jack Ward Mattress, Inc., D/B/A Pacifica Mattress Company
  Ninth Circuit· 1984-10-01· cited 144×
• Maier Brewing Co. v. Fleischmann Distilling Corp.
  Ninth Circuit· 1968-02-21· cited 100×
• International Order of Job's Daughters v. Lindeburg & Company
  Federal Circuit· 1984-02-08· cited 85×
• Stephen W. Boney, Inc. v. Boney Services, Inc., Stephen W. Boney, Inc. v. Boney Services, Inc.
  Ninth Circuit· 1997-09-30· cited 78×
• Polo Fashions, Inc. v. Dick Bruhn, Inc. The Woolen Mill Richard L. Bruhn and Larry Pickens
  Ninth Circuit· 1986-07-10· cited 74×
• Bascom Launder Corp. v. Telecoin Corp.
  Second Circuit· 1953-06-15· cited 50×
• Frank Music Corp. v. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc.
  Ninth Circuit· 1989-09-27· cited 39×
• Neva, Inc. v. Christian Duplications International, Inc.
  M.D. Florida· 1990-04-11· cited 30×

Other cases named Gracie v. Gracie

2 other CourtListener records share this case name.

• Gracie v. Gracie
  Ninth Circuit· 2005-11-14
• Gracie v. Gracie
  Ninth Circuit· 2005-11-14