Legal Opinion
Home Placement Service, Inc. v. Providence Journal Company, Home Placement Service, Inc. v. Providence Journal Company
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 28, 1984No. 83-1923, 84-1096PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWNES, Circuit Judge.
This action was brought pursuant to sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Antitrust Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1 and 2. Plaintiffs-appellants, Home Placement Service, Inc., et al. (Home Placement) appeal the district court judgment on three grounds: the judge’s refusal to recuse himself; the award of only nominal damages against defendant-appellee, The Providence Journal Company (Providence Journal); and the allegedly erroneous calculation of appellants’ attorney’s fees.
This case has followed an unusual and rather tortuous procedural path. Home Placement’s antitrust suit was based on…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- In Re United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1981
- United States v. Jerome Fleet CowdenCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1976
- Potashnick v. Port City Construction Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- United States v. Clarence Christian NelsonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
- Froude v. Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
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3Cited by36 opinions
- Robert A. Buell v. Betty Mitchell, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2001
- In the Matter of Bradford MasonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
- In Re: Kensington International Limited and Springfield Associates, Llc, in Re: D.K. Acquisition Partners, L.P. Fernwood Associates, L.P. And Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, in Re: Usg CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2004
- United States v. AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
- Laxalt v. McClatchyDistrict Court, D. Nevada · 1985
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