Legal Opinion
Amsted Industries Incorporated v. Buckeye Steel Castings Company
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided April 18, 1994No. 93-1552PublishedCited by 76 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RADER, Circuit Judge.
The United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois ordered Buckeye Steel Castings Company to pay Amsted Industries, Inc. $510,528.90 in attorney fees. This fee award included expert witness fees. Buckeye appeals the award of expert witness fees under 35 U.S.C. § 285 (1988). Because the district court exceeded its authority in the award of expert witness fees, this court reverses and remands.
BACKGROUND
This attorney fee award came in the wake of extensive litigation. Amsted sued Buckeye for infringement of U.S. Patent No. 3,664,269 (the ’269 patent). On…
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