Legal Opinion
USA ex rel. Donald Palmer v. C&D Technologies Inc
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 17, 2018No. 17-2350PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GREENBERG, Circuit Judge.
In this action under the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729 - 3733 (2012), Donald Palmer ("Relator") settled his claim with defendant C&D Technologies, Inc. ("C&D"), thereby entitling Relator to reasonable attorneys' fees and costs. Id. § 3730(d)(2). 1 The parties, however, were unable to reach an agreement on attorneys' fees. In contesting the fees, both parties adopted unproductive tactics and strayed from professional etiquette, conduct that ultimately caused the District Court to proclaim that "[i]t is a hellish judicial duty to review and resolve disputed…
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