Legal Opinion
In re San Juan Dupont Plaza Hotel Fire Litigation
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided March 18, 1992No. MDL-721PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER NO. 449 IN THE MATTER OF JOHNSON CONTROLS’ MOTION FOR ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND BILL OF COSTS
ACOSTA, District Judge.
Before the Court are several motions filed by Johnson Controls, Inc. for an Award of Attorneys’ Fees Under Puerto Rico Rule 44.1(d) or, in the Alternative, Under Fed.R.Civ.P. 11 and 28 U.S.C. § 1927 (docket No. 15821), filed on October 25, 19901 and Bill of Costs (docket No. 15709), filed on October 9, 1992.2
Defendant alleges that the PSC engaged in obstinate conduct to justify the award of attorney fees under Rule 44.1(d) Puerto Rico R.Civ.P. and that such conduct was…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Farmer v. Arabian American Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Fernández Mariño v. San Juan Cement Co.Supreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1987
- Carl Kale v. Combined Insurance Company of America, Carl Kale v. Combined Insurance Company of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1988
- Juan E. Cruz v. Robert Savage, Etc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
- Pablo De Leon Lopez v. Corporacion Insular De SegurosCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1991
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3Cited by10 opinions
- In Re Two Appeals Arising Out of the San Juan Dupont Plaza Hotel Fire LitigationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993
- Bjornen v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals · 1996
- DFS Group L.P. v. Paiea PropertiesHawaii Supreme Court · 2006
- Ramos v. Davis & Geck, Inc.District Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1997
- United States v. DavisDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 2000
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