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· 2/27/2009

Shales v. General Chauffeurs, Sales Drivers & Helpers Local Union No. 330

Citations

  • 557 F.3d 746
  • 2009 U.S. App. LEXIS 4237
  • 2009 WL 483193

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding district courts may not consider attorney’s ability to pay and criticizing contrary authority as lumping together analyses of Rule 11 and § 1927
  • analogizing § 1927 to an intentional tort for which damages are compensatory in nature
  • “Damages depend on the victim’s loss, not the wrongdoer’s resources.”
  • “Damages depend on the victim’s loss, not the wrongdoer’s resources.”
  • “Damages depend on the victim’s loss, not the wrongdoer’s resources.”

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Judges: Easterbrook, Chief Judge, and Rovner and Williams, Circuit Judges

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