U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Mar. 16, 2012
Court says cost awards should be based on total circumstances
Losing litigants in federal civil cases aren't automatically liable for the prevailing party's costs, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel held Wednesday.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Losing litigants in federal civil cases aren't automatically liable for the prevailing party's costs, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel held Wednesday.
The panel announced a new rule instructing trial judges to consider the total circumstances of a case before making costs awards.
Voting 3-0, the panel vacated a $272,000 costs award to defendants who won summary judgment again...
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