U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
May 21, 2010
Court Increases Recovery of Costs
In a decision that may affect what cases lawyers decide to file, a federal appellate panel held Thursday that some statutes let judges award the prevailing party's costs that would ordinarily be disallowed.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
In a decision that may affect what cases lawyers decide to file, a federal appellate panel held Thursday that some statutes let judges award the prevailing party's costs that would ordinarily be disallowed.
The Fair Credit Reporting Act is one such federal law, a divided 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled.
The 2-1 decision reversed U.S. District Judge Percy...
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