Legal Opinion

Fred Drucker and Jacqueline Drucker v. O'brien's Moving and Storage Inc., Bekins Van Lines Co.

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided April 13, 1992No. 90-16450PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GILLIAM, District Judge:

Bekins Van Lines (“Bekins”) appeals the district court’s award of attorney's fees to Fred and Jacqueline Drucker (“the Druckers”) pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 11711(d) (“§ 11711(d)”) and Nevada Revised Statute (“N.R.S.”) § 18.010(2). We hold that the court did not abuse its discretion in awarding the fees. We also award fees to the Druckers for this appeal pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 11711(d).

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On September 12, 1988, the Druckers sued O’Brien’s Moving and Storage (“O’Brien’s”) and Bekins. The Druckers claimed damages arising out of defendants’ shipping of the Druckers’ 1931 baby…

2Cases cited6 opinions

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  2. Christiansburg Garment Co. v. Equal Employment Opportunity CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  3. White v. New Hampshire Department of Employment SecuritySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  4. Linda Lange v. Penn Mutual Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
  5. Andrew v. BowenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988

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3Cited by26 opinions

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  4. Plas M. Allen v. Donna E. Shalala, Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
  5. Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 98,138 Class Chemical Bank, in Its Representative Capacity as Trustee for Bondholders, and Continental Assurance Company v. Jaffe & Schlesinger, P.A. Ginsburg, Feldman & Bress Ferguson & Burdell Weinstein, Hacker, Yost, Berry & Mathews v. City of Seattle Oregon Public Entities, Benton Rural Electric Association, Washington Washington Public Power Supply System R.W. Beck and Associates Ebasco Services Incorporated United Engineers & Constructors, Inc. Director Participants' Committee Public Utility District No. 1, of Klickitat County United States of America, on Behalf of Itself and Its Agency, the Bonneville Power Administration State of Washington Bonneville Power AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994

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