CRST Van Expedited, Inc. v. E.E.O.C.
578 U.S. 419 (2016) Cited 244 times 12 Legal AnalysesHolding that a "defendant has ... fulfilled its primary objective whenever the plaintiff’s challenge is rebuffed, irrespective of the precise reason for the court’s decision ," and that a "defendant may prevail even if the court’s final judgment rejects the plaintiff’s claim for a nonmerits reason"
McCann v. Newman Irrevocable Trust
458 F.3d 281 (3d Cir. 2006) Cited 466 times 1 Legal AnalysesHolding that the party asserting diversity jurisdiction bears the burden of proof, by a preponderance of the evidence, as to the completeness of diversity
Dattner v. Conagra Foods, Inc.
458 F.3d 98 (2d Cir. 2006) Cited 119 timesHolding that a dismissal for forum non conveniens does not satisfy the Buckhannon test because plaintiff is "free to pursue his claims against the defendants" in another forum
Rohm Haas Co. v. Crystal Chemical Co.
736 F.2d 688 (Fed. Cir. 1984) Cited 91 timesAllowing award of appellate fees under the Patent Act where "the appeal itself is exceptional"
Megna v. Biocomp Labs. Inc.
225 F. Supp. 3d 222 (S.D.N.Y. 2016) Cited 11 timesHolding that a dismissal for lack of personal jurisdiction conferred prevailing party status
Direct Fitness Solutions, LLC v. Direct Fitness Solutions, LLC
281 F. Supp. 3d 697 (N.D. Ill. 2017) Cited 2 timesFinding that the defendant was a prevailing party even though the court had dismissed the claims for lack of personal jurisdiction and the plaintiff could refile his claims against the defendant in another court
Equal Emp't Opportunity Comm'n v. CRST Van Expedited, Inc.
277 F. Supp. 3d 1000 (N.D. Iowa 2017) Cited 2 timesNo. 07–CV–95–LRR 09-22-2017 EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, Plaintiff, v. CRST VAN EXPEDITED, INC., Defendant. Ann Marie Henry, Jean P. Kamp, EEOC, Jeanne Bowman Szromba, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Chicago, IL, Brian C. Tyndall, Milwaukee District Office, Milwaukee, WI, Nicholas J. Pladson, EEOC, Minneapolis, MN, for Plaintiff. Carla J. Rozycki, Emma J Sullivan, J. Andrew Hirth, James T. Malysiak, John H. Mathias, Jr., Richard P. Campbell, Robert T. Markowski, Sally K
Section 1927 - Counsel's liability for excessive costs
28 U.S.C. § 1927 Cited 8,818 times 81 Legal AnalysesGranting courts the power to charge "excess costs, expenses, and attorneys' fees reasonably incurred" due to "unreasonabl[e] and vexatious" conduct
Section 285 - Attorney fees
35 U.S.C. § 285 Cited 3,195 times 475 Legal AnalysesGranting district courts discretion to award reasonable attorney fees to the prevailing party in exceptional cases