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Robert B. Nemeroff, D.D.S., Hale & Dorr v. Alan Abelson

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided March 23, 1983No. 559, Docket 82-7488PublishedCited by 62 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

NEWMAN, Circuit Judge:

A prevailing defendant is entitled to an award of attorney’s fees if a plaintiff brings or maintains an action without adequate factual basis and in bad faith. See Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. v. Wilderness Society, 421 U.S. 240, 258-59, 95 S.Ct. 1612, 1622, 44 L.Ed.2d 141 (1975). That rule must be applied with caution to make sure that plaintiffs are not deterred from suing to enforce their rights, especially when enforcement of those rights vindicates the Constitution or acts of Congress. At the same time, the rule must be applied in appropriate cases to spare members…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. v. Wilderness SocietySupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  2. Roadway Express, Inc. v. PiperSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. The State of New York v. The Nuclear Regulatory CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
  4. Nemeroff v. AbelsonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
  5. Vidal Sassoon, Inc. v. Bristol-Myers CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1981

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3Cited by62 opinions

  1. Juan E. Cruz v. Robert Savage, Etc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
  2. Howard v. Klynveld Peat Marwick GoerdelerDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1997
  3. Wilfred J. Wakefield v. Northern Telecom, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1985
  4. Sandra L. Blue, and Mattiebelle C. Harris, Samuel P. Sheppard, Edward R. Humphrey, Robert L. Evans, Beulah Mae Harris, Leonetta Bibby, Annette Todd, William Kincy, James T. Love, Manuel Early, Bernard Fields, Betty Reid, Lynn Siler, Lelia Walker, Thelma Curry, John Smith, James N. Fleming, Geraldine Ballew, Robert Bronson, Omie White, Carlton Giles, Edith B. McMillan Mitchell McKeller Carol J. Anderson, Veola McLean Alicia Chisholm, King S. Cameron, Jeane Hendon, Joyce Malone, Deborah McMillan Doris Turner, Violet Henderson, Nancy Alexander, Catherine Gutierrez, Nancy McGlone Jessie Williams, Dianne Sheppard, Leonza Loftin v. United States Department of the Army, John O. Marsh, Jr., Secretary, U.S. Department of the Army, Beulah Mae Harris, and Mattiebelle C. Harris, Samuel P. Sheppard, Edward R. Humphrey, Robert L. Evans, Leonetta Bibby, Annette Todd, William Kincy, James T. Love, Manuel Early, Bernard Fields, Betty Reid, Lynn Siler, Lelia Walker, Thelma Curry, John Smith, James N. Fleming, Geraldine Ballew, Robert Bronson, Omie White, Carlton Giles, Edith B. McMillan Mitchell McKeller Carol J. Anderson, Veola McLean Alicia Chisholm, King S. Cameron, Jeane Hendon, Joyce Malone, Deborah McMillan Doris Turner, Violet Henderson, Nancy Alexander, Catherine Gutierrez, Nancy McGlone Jessie Williams, Dianne Sheppard, Leonza Loftin, Sandra L. Blue v. United States Department of the Army, John O. Marsh, Jr., Secretary, U.S. Department of the Army, in Re Ferguson, Stein, Watt, Wallas & Adkins, P.A., Mattiebelle C. Harris, Samuel P. Sheppard, Edward R. Humphrey, Robert L. Evans, Beulah Mae Harris, Leonetta Bibby, Annette Todd, William Kincy, James T. Love, Manuel Early, Bernard Fields, Betty Reid, Lynn Siler, Lelia Walker, Thelma Curry, John Smith, James N. Fleming, Geraldine Ballew, Robert Bronson, Omie White, Carlton Giles, Edith B. McMillan Mitchell McKeller Carol J. Anderson, Veola McLean Alicia Chisholm, King S. Cameron, Jeane Hendon, Joyce Malone, Deborah McMillan Doris Turner, Violet Henderson, Nancy Alexander, Catherine Gutierrez, Nancy McGlone Jessie Williams, Dianne Sheppard, Leonza Loftin, Sandra L. Blue v. United States Department of the Army, John O. Marsh, Jr., Secretary, U.S. Department of the Army, in Re Geraldine Sumter, Mattiebelle C. Harris, Samuel P. Sheppard, Edward R. Humphrey, Robert L. Evans, Beulah Mae Harris, Leonetta Bibby, Annette Todd, William Kincy, James T. Love, Manuel Early, Bernard Fields, Betty Reid, Lynn Siler, Lelia Walker, Thelma Curry, John Smith, James N. Fleming, Geraldine Ballew, Robert Bronson, Omie White, Carlton Giles, Edith B. McMillan Mitchell McKellar Carol J. Anderson, Veola McLean Alicia Chisholm, King S. Cameron, Jeane Hendon, Joyce Malone, Deborah McMillan Doris Turner, Violet Henderson, Nancy Alexander, Catherine Gutierrez, Nancy McGlone Jessie Williams, Dianne Sheppard, Leonza Loftin, Sandra L. Blue v. United States Department of the Army, John O. Marsh, Jr., Secretary, U.S. Department of the Army, in Re Julius L. Chambers, Mattiebelle C. Harris, Samuel P. Sheppard, Sandra L. Blue, Edward R. Humphrey, Robert L. Evans, Beulah Mae Harris, Leonetta Bibby, Annette Todd, William Kincy, James T. Love, Manuel Early, Bernard Fields, Betty Reid, Lynn Siler, Lelia Walker, Thelma Curry, John Smith, James N. Fleming, Geraldine Ballew, Robert Bronson, Omie White, Carlton Giles, Edith B. McMillan Mitchell McKeller Carol J. Anderson, Veola McLean Alicia Chisholm, King S. Cameron, Jeane Hendon, Joyce Malone, Deborah McMillan Doris Turner, Violet Henderson, Nancy Alexander, Catherine Gutierrez, Nancy McGlone Jessie Williams, Dianne Sheppard, Leonza Loftin v. United States Department of the Army, John O. Marsh, Jr., Secretary, U.S. Department of the Army, Naacp Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc., and Mattiebelle C. Harris, Samuel P. Sheppard, Edward R. Humphrey, Robert L. Evans, Beulah Mae Harris, Leonetta Bibby, Annette Todd, William Kincy, James T. Love, Manuel Early, Bernard Fields, Betty Reid, Lynn Siler, Lelia Walker, Thelma Curry, John Smith, James N. Fleming, Geraldine Ballew, Robert Bronson, Omie White, Carlton Giles, Edith B. McMillan Mitchell McKeller Carol J. Anderson, Veola McLean Alicia Chisholm, King S. Cameron, Jeane Hendon, Joyce Malone, Deborah McMillan Doris Turner, Violet Henderson, Nancy Alexander, Catherine Gutierrez, Nancy McGlone Jessie Williams, Dianne Sheppard, Leonza Loftin, Sandra L. Blue v. United States Department of the Army, John O. Marsh, Jr., Secretary, U.S. Department of the ArmyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1990
  5. John Diamond v. Am-Law Publishing Corp., Jay Kriegel, Steven Brill, Jill Abramson, Kitty KelleyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1984

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