Legal Opinion
Albert J. Gaiardo and Patricia Gaiardo, His Wife v. Ethyl Corporation, A/K/A Ethyl Corporation, Visqueen Division
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided December 14, 1987No. 87-5248PublishedCited by 263 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
WEIS, Circuit Judge.
Although defendant company succeeded on its motion for summary judgment, the district court refused to grant its request for counsel fees under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11. We agree with the district court that plaintiff employee had reasonable grounds to bring suit and that no violation of Rule 11 occurred. Accordingly, we will affirm the order of the district court.
More than two months after summary judgment had been entered in its favor, defendant, Ethyl Corporation, requested Rule 11 sanctions against plaintiffs Albert and Patricia Gaiardo 1…
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