434 U.S. 412 (1978) Cited 3,683 times 33 Legal Analyses
Holding that for a defendant to recoup attorneys fees under § 706(k) of Title VII, a court must find that the plaintiff litigated his or her claim beyond the point where it became “frivolous, unreasonable, or groundless” or where plaintiff acted in bad faith
390 U.S. 400 (1968) Cited 1,464 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that a barbeque vendor must serve black customers even if he perceives such service as vindicating racial equality, in violation of his religious beliefs
Holding that Arizona Rule 68, which allows for an award of costs to a prevailing defendant whose offer of judgment was rejected, does not apply in a federal diversity action when judgment is entered in favor of the defendant because it would allow the defendant to recover costs not available under Federal Rule 68
In Scheriff, the defendant served an offer of judgment on the plaintiff "in the amount of $2,200 together with costs, not including attorney's fees, incurred to date."
Explaining that because a student's educational placement was no longer at issue, favorable legal rulings could not “be viewed as independent victories ... nor [could] they be understood as constituting independent elements of relief”
Fed. R. Civ. P. 1 Cited 15,469 times 50 Legal Analyses
Recognizing the federal rules of civil procedure should be employed to promote the "just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of every action and proceeding"