United States Seventh Circuit

Only prevailing parties can receive attorney's fees pursuant to F. R. Civ. Proc. 68, and an unapportioned offer under Rule 68, on behalf of multiple defendants, is not "easily comparable" with a final judgment against one of the defendants alone.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/02/2001
• Decided 09/17/2001
• Published 09/17/2001

Judges

• RIPPLE, Circuit Judge., Before RIPPLE, MANION and KANNE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• David J. Bradford,John R. Harrington (argued), Jenner & Block, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant., Robert D. Brown (argued), Paul B. Poracky, Spangler, Jennings & Dougherty, Merrillville, IN, for Arnell Chevrolet-Geo Inc., Bart A. Lazar (argued), John P. sieger, Seyfarth & Shaw, Chicago, IL, for Post Tribune Publishing Co.