Legal Opinion
Lippo v. Mobil Oil Corp.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided July 21, 1988No. 81 C 775PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
SHADUR, District Judge.
This is the final act of a tortuous litigation brought by Bruce Lippo (“Lippo”) against Mobil Oil Corporation (“Mobil”)— litigation that wended its way from this District Court (where the litigants appeared before two since-retired judges, Honorable Bernard Decker and Honorable Thomas McMillen) to the Court of Appeals, then back down to the District Court again until all the principal claims had been disposed of. 1 What is at issue now are the attorneys’ fees recoverable by Lippo related to the litigation.
This Court has conducted a…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- City of Riverside v. RiveraSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Pennsylvania v. Delaware Valley Citizens' Council for Clean AirSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Stephen Ustrak v. James W. FairmanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
- Domenic Lund v. John J. Affleck, Doris Palmieri v. John J. Affleck, Inmates of the Boys' Training School v. Bradford E. SouthworthCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1978
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Lawrence R. Alberti, Cross-Appellants v. Johnny Klevenhagen, Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
- Susan Shott v. Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical CenterCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2003
- Prior Plumbing and Heating Co. v. HaginsAppellate Court of Illinois · 1994
- In Re Energy Cooperative, Inc.United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1989
- Brandt v. Schal Associates, Inc.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1990
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