Legal Opinion
SWN Production Company, LLC v. BlueBeck, LTD
District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
Decided May 8, 2024No. 3:22-cv-00091Unknown
1Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA SWN PRODUCTION COMPANY, : LLC, Plaintiff : CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:22-CV-91 v. : (JUDGE MANNION) BLUE BECK LTD., : Defendant : MEMORANDUM The court considers Defendant Blue Beck, Ltd.’s motion for attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses. (Doc. 77). This motion raises a threshold question: when these parties agreed that “[t]he losing Party” in an action for declaratory relief “shall pay [] the prevailing Party’s” attorneys’ fees, did they intend that a party whose declaratory action is dismissed without prejudice for ripeness pay the other’s…
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