Legal Opinion
In re Paoli Railroad Yard PCB Litigation
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 10, 2000No. 99-1692PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
BECKER, Chief Judge.
These consolidated appeals from an order of the District Court upholding a large award of costs against the losing parties after trial in a long-running toxic tort case present a number of issues pertaining to costs awards. Most of them are quite technical. Of especial interest and importance are questions dealing with the extent to which the court may consider the relative indigence of the losing party in determining the amount of the costs award, and the ability of the court to impose liability jointly and severally among losing parties.
The prevailing…
2Cases cited39 opinions
- Bell v. WolfishSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Koon v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- In Re Paoli Railroad Yard PCB LitigationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994
- Joseph Toussaint, Plaintiffs/appellees/cross-Appellants v. Daniel McCarthy Defendants/appellants/cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- United Parcel Service, Inc. v. MitchellSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
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3Cited by12 opinions
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- William R. White, on Behalf of Themselves and a Class of Others Similarly Situated v. Sundstrand CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2001
- Jesse Anderson and Jestine Turnbough v. Roy GriffinCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2005
- Hynix Semiconductor Inc. v. Rambus Inc.District Court, N.D. California · 2010
- Wicker v. Consolidated Rail Corp.District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 2005
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