Legal Opinion
Craftsmen Limousine, Inc. v. Ford Motor Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 1, 2009No. 08-2214PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MELLOY, Circuit Judge.
Craftsmen Limousine, Inc. (“Craftsmen”), appeals a district court 1 order granting Ford Motor Co.’s (“Ford”) Bill of Costs. Craftsmen argues that the district court abused its discretion by failing to consider whether each requested item of cost was recoverable and by misapplying the judicial estoppel doctrine to award costs that included video-deposition and pro hac vice expenses. We affirm.
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Craftsmen prevailed at trial in an antitrust action against Ford, and the district court awarded Craftsmen costs including video-deposition and pro hac vice expenses. On appeal,…
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