Sandra Spragis Flowers v. Southern Regional Physician Services, Inc.

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• holding that Rule 60(b)(5) may be used to attack a prior fee award predicted on a since substantially reduced or vacated damages award
• upholding the district court’s vacation of a fee award under Rule 60(b)(5) after the damages award on which the fee award was based had been vacated on appeal
• The federal rule \is perfectly designed to accommodate\ a situation, where the party seeking relief from an attorney fee award does not \challenge[ ] some aspect of the award itself.\
• Rule 60(b)(5) permitting reconsideration of attorney’s fees consistent with reduction in damages award on appeal
• “[T]hat part of the judgment that formed the basis of the granting of attorney’s fees was vacated and Rule 60(b)(5) was appropriate.”
• On appeal, the decision to grant or deny relief under Rule 60(b) is reviewed for an abuse of discretion.

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