Legal Opinion
LeMaster v. Bull
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided March 6, 1984No. Civ. A. 82-4454PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LOUIS H. POLLAK, District Judge.
Currently pending before this court are plaintiff’s petitions'for attorney’s fees for (1) the prosecution of this action and (2) a motion to hold defendant in contempt. Although in American practice the prevailing party does not normally recover attorney’s fees, there are certain statutory and non-statutory exceptions to this general rule.
1. Attorney’s Fee Award Under 15 U.S.C. § 77k
The Securities Act of 1933, 15 U.S.C. § 77k, allows a prevailing party to obtain attorney’s fees in certain limited situations.
In any suit under this or any other section of…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Prandini v. National Tea Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
- Lindy Bros. Builders, Inc. Of Philadelphia v. American Radiator & Standard Sanitary Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
- Ernest Klein v. Shields & Company and Warner G. Cosgrove, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
- Rosezella Cook v. Ochsner Foundation Hospital, Methodist Hospital and East Jefferson General HospitalCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Frances Sharp Lichtenstein v. Maurice Lichtenstein and Darby Farms, Inc., Maurice LichtensteinCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by10 opinions
- In Re AntoniousUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2007
- Friedman v. GanassiCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
- Kramer v. TribeDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1994
- Matter of Trinity Industries, Inc.District Court, M.D. Florida · 1987
- In re KramerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
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