Legal Opinion
Rosezella Cook v. Ochsner Foundation Hospital, Methodist Hospital and East Jefferson General Hospital
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 16, 1977No. 75-3982PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAY, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal by Methodist Hospital and East Jefferson General Hospital from an order and judgment awarding attorneys’ fees to plaintiffs as part of the compensatory damages in their action for civil contempt against the hospitals. 1 Appellants-hospitals contend that attorneys’ fees are not recoverable under Alyeska Pipeline Service Company v. Wilderness Society, 421 U.S. 240, 95 S.Ct. 1612, 44 L.Ed.2d 141 (1975), or in the alternative, if attorneys’ fees are recoverable, the case should be remanded back to the trial court for an evidentiary hearing and appropriate…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. v. Wilderness SocietySupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Johnson v. Georgia Highway Express, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- United States v. United Mine Workers of AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Kenneth T. Rainey, Cross v. Jackson State College, Etc., CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- First Bank Stock Corp. v. MinnesotaSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
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3Cited by72 opinions
- Robin Woods Inc. v. WoodsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994
- Allied Materials Corporation v. Superior Products Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1980
- Mildred and Caleb Davis v. Elijah Fletcher, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Helpers of America, Local 249 v. Western Pennsylvania Motor Carriers AssociationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
- National Super Spuds, Inc. v. New York Mercantile ExchangeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1979
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