Legal Opinion
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Qore, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 19, 2011No. 10-60266PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:
Qore, Inc. appeals from the district court’s award of attorney’s fees to WalMart Stores, Inc. The court’s $810,000 fee award ordered Qore to reimburse WalMart for nearly all the attorney’s fees it incurred in prosecuting this case. The award included reimbursement for those legal fees incurred by Wal-Mart on its unsuccessful claims, as well as Wal-Mart’s attorney’s fees for claims brought against third parties, one of which was absolved of all liability at trial. This appeal requires us to determine whether, under Mississippi law, the contractual agreement…
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