Legal Opinion
Marré v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 22, 1997No. Nos. 96-20004, 96-20147PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs-appellees Richard L. Marré (Marré) and Agriteeh Enterprises, Inc. (Agriteeh), Marré’s wholly owned corporation, sued the United States (government) under 26 U.S.C. § 7431 of the Internal Revenue Code for wrongful disclosure of plaintiffs’ tax return information. The district court awarded statutory damages and attorneys’ fees to Marré but rejected Agritech’s claim for damages and attorneys’ fees. Plaintiffs appealed and the government cross-appealed on the amount of attorneys’ fees awarded to Marré. A panel of this Court affirmed Marré’s damages award but…
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