Legal Opinion
Hasbrouck v. Texaco, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 10, 1989No. 86-3833PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEAVY, Circuit Judge:
OVERVIEW
This appeal is from an order granting attorney’s fees of $1,713,191 and costs of $173,111 in an antitrust action that has spanned ten years, required two jury trials and an appellate decision,1 and involved a petition for certiorari to the Supreme Court. Ultimately, the plaintiffs received a treble damage award of $1,349,700.
The district court’s award of attorneys’ fees is affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded.
BACKGROUND OF THE LITIGATION
In January 1976, twelve independent retailers of gasoline in Spokane, Washington, filed an action against Texaco,…
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