Legal Opinion
Gaf Corporation v. Transamerica Insurance Company. Gaf Corporation v. Transamerica Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided September 3, 1981No. 79-2560, 80-1473PublishedCited by 82 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Senior Circuit Judge SWYGERT.
SWYGERT, Senior Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff-appellant GAF Corporation appeals from an order awarding attorneys’ fees to the Transamerica Insurance Company after a voluntary dismissal by GAF of its actions against Transamerica and several other defendants. We agree that attorneys’ fees should be awarded, but because the district court failed to explain how it had reached the award, we remand for a new determination of the amount.
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This long and acrimonious litigation has its roots in the manufacture, during the 1930’s-1970’s, of products…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Donald Yoffe v. Keller Industries, Inc., a Corporation and Henry A. Keller and Norman S. Edelcup, IndividualsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
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