BTZ, INC. v. GREAT NORTHERN NEKOOSA CORP.

Nos. 92-2219, 92-2274.

47 F.3d 463 (1995)

BTZ, INC., Plaintiff, Appellant, v. GREAT NORTHERN NEKOOSA CORP., et al., Defendants, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided February 16, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David L. Lee, with whom Law Offices of Frederic F. Brace, Jr., Chicago, IL, was on brief, for appellant.

Peter J. Brann, Asst. Atty. Gen., with whom Michael E. Carpenter, Atty. Gen., and Thomas D. Warren, Director, Litigation Unit, Augusta, ME, were on brief, for State of Maine, Amicus.

Tami L. Brown, Atlanta, GA, for appellee Great Northern Nekoosa Corp.

Before TORRUELLA, SELYA and CYR, Circuit Judges.


CYR, Circuit Judge.

BTZ, Inc., a former shareholder in Great Northern Nekoosa Corporation ("Great Northern"), appeals a district court order disallowing its application for an award of attorney fees against Great Northern. The fee application was predicated on the theory that the lawsuit BTZ brought against Great Northern in the United States District Court for the District of Maine caused Great Northern to capitulate to a hostile takeover by Georgia Pacific Corporation...

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