· 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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