9 Cited authorities

Cefalu v. Village of Elk Grove
211 F.3d 416 (7th Cir. 2000) Cited 452 times
Holding that any trial exhibit "is potentially compensable as exemplification" as long as "the means of presentation furthers [its] illustrative purpose"
Gavoni v. Dobbs House, Inc.
164 F.3d 1071 (7th Cir. 1999) Cited 72 times
In Gavoni v. Dobbs House, Inc., 164 F.3d 1071 (7th Cir. 1999), the Seventh Circuit affirmed the denial of the defendant's motion for costs under Rule 68. The defendant had made an unapportioned offer of $10,000 to three plaintiffs and the jury ultimately awarded the plaintiffs a total of $6,500.
ARP Films, Inc. v. Marvel Entertainment Group, Inc.
952 F.2d 643 (2d Cir. 1991) Cited 84 times
Holding that "[i]n view of the mixed outcome of this litigation, the district court was well within its discretion in concluding that plaintiffs were not prevailing parties within the meaning of 505."
Slane v. Mariah Boats, Incorporated
164 F.3d 1065 (7th Cir. 1999) Cited 60 times
Finding that a plaintiff that prevailed on two of four claims and got $225,000 from the jury prevailed within the meaning of Rule 54(d)
Granville v. Suckafree Records, Inc.
Civil Action No. H-03-3002 (S.D. Tex. Jun. 28, 2006) Cited 4 times
In Granville v. Suckafree Records, Inc., 2006 WL 2520909 (S.D. Tex. June 28, 2006), the plaintiff was successful on only one of several copyright infringement claims.
Florentine Art Studio, Inc. v. Vedet K. Corp.
891 F. Supp. 532 (C.D. Cal. 1995) Cited 14 times
Holding that defendant was entitled to attorney's fees in copyright action, where defendant prevailed on seven of nine infringement counts despite being found to have infringed the remaining two copyrights
Rule 26 - Duty to Disclose; General Provisions Governing Discovery
Fed. R. Civ. P. 26 Cited 97,825 times 674 Legal Analyses
Adopting Fed.R.Civ.P. 37
Rule 54 - Judgment; Costs
Fed. R. Civ. P. 54 Cited 42,087 times 144 Legal Analyses
Holding party seeking fees may additionally seek "nontaxable expenses"
Rule 5 - Serving and Filing Pleadings and Other Papers
Fed. R. Civ. P. 5 Cited 22,753 times 16 Legal Analyses
Allowing service by filing papers with the court's electronic-filing system

Games Workshop Limited v. Chapterhouse Studios LLC

9 Cited authorities

Holding that any trial exhibit "is potentially compensable as exemplification" as long as "the means of presentation furthers [its] illustrative purpose"

In Gavoni v. Dobbs House, Inc., 164 F.3d 1071 (7th Cir. 1999), the Seventh Circuit affirmed the denial of the defendant's motion for costs under Rule 68. The defendant had made an unapportioned offer of $10,000 to three plaintiffs and the jury ultimately awarded the plaintiffs a total of $6,500.

Holding that "[i]n view of the mixed outcome of this litigation, the district court was well within its discretion in concluding that plaintiffs were not prevailing parties within the meaning of 505."

Finding that a plaintiff that prevailed on two of four claims and got $225,000 from the jury prevailed within the meaning of Rule 54(d)

In Granville v. Suckafree Records, Inc., 2006 WL 2520909 (S.D. Tex. June 28, 2006), the plaintiff was successful on only one of several copyright infringement claims.

Holding that defendant was entitled to attorney's fees in copyright action, where defendant prevailed on seven of nine infringement counts despite being found to have infringed the remaining two copyrights

Adopting Fed.R.Civ.P. 37

Holding party seeking fees may additionally seek "nontaxable expenses"

Allowing service by filing papers with the court's electronic-filing system