GAF CORP. v. TRANSAMERICA INS. CO.

Nos. 79-2560, 80-1473.

665 F.2d 364 (1981)

GAF CORPORATION, Appellant, v. TRANSAMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY. GAF CORPORATION, Appellant, v. TRANSAMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided September 3, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert E. O'Malley, Washington, D. C., with whom Jan Schneider and John D. Field, III, Washington, D. C., were on the brief for appellant.

Laidler B. Mackall, Washington, D. C., with whom Loren Kieve, Washington, D. C., was on the brief for appellee.

Before ROBB and GINSBURG, Circuit Judges, SWYGERT, Senior Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit.


Opinion for the Court filed by Senior Circuit Judge SWYGERT.

SWYGERT, Senior Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff-appellant GAF Corporation appeals from an order awarding attorneys' fees to the Transamerica Insurance Company after a voluntary dismissal by GAF of its actions against Transamerica and several other defendants. We agree that attorneys' fees should be awarded, but because the district court failed to explain how it had reached the award, we remand for a new...

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