Rafael Vergara Hermosilla v. The Coca-Cola Company

Rafael Vergara Hermosilla appeals the award of attorney’s fees and costs to the Coca-Cola Company, which obtained a summary judgment against his complaint of copyright infringement. The district court awarded Coca-Cola attorney’s fees and costs because Vergara “should reasonably have known that his assignment [of his copyright interest] would be determined to be valid prior to filing the suit” or, alternatively, “as soon [as] it became clear during discovery that his claim would lose.” Vergara argues that Coca-Cola is not entitled to recover any of its expenses because his claim of copyright…