United States Eighth Circuit

In a suit brought by certain taxpayers against the government alleging numerous illegal disclosures of taxpayer return information by an IRS special agent, a judgment in favor of taxpayers is affirmed in part, and reversed in part as to a punitive damages award with respect to disclosures for which the district court assessed statutory damages, and vacated as to an award of expert witness fees.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/08/2006
• Published 11/08/2006

Judges

• SMITH, Circuit Judge., Before WOLLMAN,SMITH, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Robert J. Branman, argued, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C. (Jonathan S. Cohen, Justice Dept., on the brief), for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jay D. DeHardt, argued, Kansas City, MO (Robert R. McQuain and John H. Trader, Kansas City, on the brief), for appellee.