Year in Review Column,
U.S. Supreme Court,
Civil Litigation,
Appellate Practice,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Dec. 21, 2017
Courts provide clearer attorney fees rules
We are seeing a current trend in how attorney fees requests are being handled by federal courts, resulting in more defined rules and structured awards to litigants where claims are brought without a substantial basis.
Mark C. Goodman
Partner
Baker & McKenzie LLP
Phone: (415) 576-3000
Email: mark.goodman@bakermckenzie.com
Loyola Law School; Los Angeles CA
2017 IN REVIEW
We are seeing a current trend in how attorney fees requests are being handled by federal courts, resulting in more defined rules and structured awards to litigants where claims are brought without a substantial basis.
In Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. v. Haeger, 137 S. Ct. 1178 (2017), the U.S. Supreme Court considered the validity of a $2.7 million award of fees ag...
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