Legal Opinion

Baker Industries, Inc. v. Cerberus Limited. Appeal of Cravath, Swaine & Moore

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided July 16, 1985No. 84-5197PublishedCited by 100 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

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GARTH, Circuit Judge:

Cravath, Swaine, and Moore (Cravath) here appeals an order of the district court taxing a portion of Baker Industries’ attorney’s fees against them. Concluding that the record amply supports the district court’s finding that Cravath’s conduct in the course of representing Cerberus, Ltd. in this case constituted bad faith, we affirm the award of attorneys’ fees under 28 U.S.C. § 1927.

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The district court ordered Cravath, Swaine, and Moore to pay Baker Industries, Inc. the legal fees which Baker incurred by reason of certain aspects of Cravath’s conduct…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Anderson v. City of Bessemer CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  2. United States v. Geraldine Marie Blodgett, in Re Hector C. Perez, Movant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
  3. United States v. Ralph W. RossCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1976
  4. Colucci v. New York Times Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1982
  5. Paul Wm. Polin and Marsha Polin v. Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1980

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3Cited by100 opinions

  1. Alvaro Quiroga v. Hasbro, Inc. And Playskool Baby, IncCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1991
  2. Albert J. Gaiardo and Patricia Gaiardo, His Wife v. Ethyl Corporation, A/K/A Ethyl Corporation, Visqueen DivisionCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987
  3. Juan E. Cruz v. Robert Savage, Etc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
  4. Dennis Hackman v. Valley Fair and International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen & Helpers of American, Local 575Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1991
  5. Grider v. Keystone Health Plan Central, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2009

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