Robinson v. Pfizer, Inc., No. 16-2524 (8th Cir. 2017)
Annotate this CaseThe Eighth Circuit vacated the district court's order directing Pfizer to pay attorney's fees in an order remanding to state court. The Eighth Circuit agreed with plaintiffs that the filing of the satisfaction of judgment has mooted the appeal, and vacated the district court's order directing Pfizer to pay attorney's fees given an order of vacatur was the usual course, that all parties agree that vacatur was proper, and that vacatur would go a long way toward repairing any possible harm that Pfizer claimed it suffered. The court reasoned that otherwise the prevailing party could solidify a decision as precedent or create a preclusive effect without that decision being subjected to appellate review.
Court Description: Arnold, Author, with Smith, Chief Judge, and Shepherd, Circuit Judge] Civil case - Civil procedure. Where Pfizer appealed the district court's award of attorneys' fees in an order remanding a case to state court, plaintiff's filing of a satisfaction of judgment mooted the appeal; in light of plaintiffs' actions in unilaterally mooting the case, the district court's order directing Pfizer to pay attorneys' fees is vacated so as prevent the decision from have any preclusive effect or future value as precedent.
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