Legal Opinion

Pacific Dunlop Holdings, Inc. v. Barosh

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided April 25, 1994No. Nos. 93-2200, 93-2551PublishedCited by 88 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MIHM, District Judge.

This is an appeal from the district court’s award of $138,015.11 in legal fees and costs to Appellees under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11 and 28 U.S.C. § 1927. For the reasons stated below, we reverse.

I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND

In May 1984, the General Services Administration (“GSA”) awarded GNB Batteries (“GNB”) a three-year contract to supply batteries and related parts to GSA. In early 1987, GSA conducted an audit of the 1984 contract and found that GNB had failed to fully disclose to GSA the discounts GNB had offered to its commercial customers and had failed to grant…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Cooter & Gell v. Hartmarx Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1990
  2. Pavelic & LeFlore v. Marvel Entertainment Group, Div. of Cadence Industries Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1990
  3. Mars Steel Corp. v. Continental Bank N.A.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
  4. Walter v. FiorenzoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
  5. In Re Ronco, Inc., Debtor, Appeal of Levit & Mason, LtdCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988

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3Cited by88 opinions

  1. The Jolly Group, Ltd., and Michael J. Rovell, Cross-Appellee v. Medline Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2006
  2. Vollmer v. Publishers Clearing House and Campus SubscriptionsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2001
  3. Fox Valley Construction Workers Fringe Benefit Funds v. Pride of the Fox Masonry & Expert RestorationsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
  4. In Re CollinsUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 2000
  5. Hartmarx Corporation v. A. Robert Abboud, Spencer Hays, Tom James CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2003

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