Legal Opinion
Bakker v. Grutman
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided July 29, 1991No. 90-2200PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MURNAGHAN, Circuit Judge:
In the law as it has evolved in the United States, normally a party, plaintiff or defendant (or the lawyers for either), whether prevailing or non-prevailing, must bear his or her own expenses, including attorney’s fees and costs. Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. v. Wilderness Society, 421 U.S. 240, 247, 95 S.Ct. 1612, 1616, 44 L.Ed.2d 141 (1975) (the “American Rule”). There are exceptions to that rule under 28 U.S.C. § 1927, which provides restitution for excessive costs, expenses and attorney’s fees, and Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11 which calls for…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Chambers v. Nasco, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. v. Wilderness SocietySupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Cooter & Gell v. Hartmarx Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Singleton v. WulffSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Pavelic & LeFlore v. Marvel Entertainment Group, Div. of Cadence Industries Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1990
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3Cited by27 opinions
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- Van Christo Advertising, Inc. v. M/A-COM/LCSMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1998
- Tichinin v. City of Morgan HillCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2009
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