Legal Opinion
Jensen Electric Co. v. Moore, Caldwell, Rowland & Dodd, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 8, 1989No. 88-1768PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SKOPIL, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal from an order of the district court awarding costs and attorney’s fees to a third party defendant, Gregory Osborne (“Osborne”), as a sanction against Harry Styron (“Styron”), lead counsel for the third party plaintiff, Qualcorp, Inc. (“Qualcorp”). The district court concluded that Qualcorp’s third party complaint, filed by Styron, was “frivolous and without factual foundation” and that Styron “did not have reasonable grounds to bring a third-party complaint against Osborne.” We disagree. Under the circumstances of this case, the filing of the third…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Commercial Union Insurance Company v. Ford Motor CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
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