Legal Opinion
Dura Systems, Inc., a Pennsylvania Business Corporation, in 89-3005 v. Rothbury Investments, Ltd., a Canadian Corporation, in 89-3023
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided October 16, 1989No. 89-3005, 89-3023PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SCIRICA, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Dura Systems, Inc., the law firm of Eddy & Osterman and its members Thomas R. Eddy, John D. Eddy and Thomas G. Eddy, individually, appeal the district court’s imposition of Rule 11 sanctions. We will reverse the order of the district court.
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This is an appeal from an order of the United States district court awarding $12,-275.00 in attorneys fees and expenses to the defendant Rothbury Investments, Ltd. under Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
The underlying lawsuit from which these Rule 11 proceedings developed arose from a…
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