Legal Opinion

Layman v. Combs

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided December 17, 1992No. Nos. 89-16621, 16622, 16623, 16641, 16642, 16644, 16646, 16647, 16648, 16650, 16651, 16657, 16658, 16660, 16665, 16666, 16667, 16670, 16674, 16675, 16680, 16684, 16686, 16688, 16690, 16692, 16696, 16698, 16726PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CANBY, Circuit Judge:

Certain defendants in McGonigle v. Combs, 968 F.2d 810 (9th Cir.1992), appeal the district court’s summary judgment rejecting their counterclaim for attorneys’ fees.1 The counterclaim alleged that the defendants were entitled to recover their fees because the plaintiffs’ breaches of certain warranties triggered an indemnification clause to which plaintiffs had agreed. In addition, defendant Frank Bryant appeals the district court’s denial of his requests for attorneys’ fees under Section 11(e) of the Securities Act of 1933, 15 U.S.C. § 77k(e) (1988), Rule 11 of the…

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  4. Rufus E. Cunningham v. County of Los Angeles, and Richard Eiden, Real-Party-In-Interest-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
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