Legal Opinion
F.A.C., Inc. v. Cooperativa De Seguros De Vida De Puerto Rico
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 9, 2009No. 08-1576PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Chief Judge.
Pursuant to its inherent powers to issue sanctions for conduct undertaken in bad faith, the district court found one party to a settlement deserving of sanctions and ordered it to pay $469,000 in attorneys’ fees and costs. That party, Cooperativa de Seguros de Vida de Puerto Rico (“COS-VI”), foolishly had filed a token opposition to the sanctions motion filed by its opponent, F.A.C., Inc. (“FAC”). Only when the court allowed sanctions did COSVI belatedly produce, on motion for reconsidera tion, evidence and argument that its conduct was a reasonable interpretation of its…
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