Vanguard Environmental, Inc. v. Kerin

TACHA, Circuit Judge.

Defendants-Appellants Dermot M. Ke-rin and United Services Environmental, Inc. (“United Services”) appeal from the district court’s order denying them attorneys’ fees under Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 41 and 54. Exercising jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291, we AFFIRM.

I. BACKGROUND

Mr. Kerin was hired as a regulatory specialist by Plaintiff-Appellee Vanguard Environmental, Inc. (“Vanguard”), an environmental compliance consulting company, in July 1994. His employment agreement contained a covenant not to compete, a covenant not to solicit, and a covenant not to…