Hooban v. Unicity International, Inc.

MEMORANDUM DECISION

BENCH, Judge:

11 Defendant Unicity International, Inc. (Unicity) appeals the district court's denial of its request for statutory attorney fees after successfully defending against a contract-based suit brought by Plaintiff Roger Hoo-ban. Because the district court based its denial of statutory attorney fees on an erroneous legal interpretation of the applicable statute, we reverse and remand for further proceedings.

BACKGROUND

T2 At a bankruptcy auction, Hooban purchased all outstanding stock in H & H Networking Services, Inc. (H & H), which had previously been wholly owned…