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PROCTER & GAMBLE CO. v. AMWAY CORP.

No. 00-20127.

280 F.3d 519 (2002)

The PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY; The Procter & Gamble Distributing Company, Plaintiffs-Appellants-Cross-Appellees, v. AMWAY CORPORATION, et al., Defendants, The Amway Distributors Association Council, Defendant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant, Ja-Ri Corporation, Defendant-Appellee, and Internet Services Corporation, Movant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 17, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur R. Miller (argued), Harvard University School of Law, Cambridge, MA, John E. Jevicky, Dinsmore & Shohl, Stanley M. Chesley, Fay E. Stilz, Paul Michael DeMarco, Waite, Schneider, Bayless & Chesley, Joseph P. Suarez, The Procter & Gamble Co., Legal Div., Wilbert B. Markovits, Markovits & Greiwe, Cincinnati, OH, Michael T. Gallagher, Gallagher, Lewis, Downey & Kim, Richard A. Sheehy, Sheehy, Serpe & Ware, Houston TX, for Plaintiffs-Appellants-Cross-Appellees.

William J. Abraham, Rick Joseph Abraham (argued), Abraham Law Offices, Columbus, OH, Edward B. McDonough, Jr., Mark Stephen Dube, McDonough & Associates, Houston, TX, for the Amway Distributors Ass'n Council and Internet Services Corp.

Robert L. DeJong (argued), Miller, Canfield, Paddock & Stone, Grand Rapids, MI, for Ja-Ri Corp.

Before JOLLY, SMITH and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.

JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:

The Procter & Gamble Co. ("P&G") appeals the award of attorneys' fees and costs to Ja-Ri Corporation ("Ja-Ri"), the Amway Distributors Association Council ("ADAC"), and Internet Services Corporation ("Internet") under 28 U.S.C. § 1927 and 15 U.S.C. § 1117(a). Concluding that the district court committed several errors, we vacate and remand.

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P&G manufactures and distributes numerous household...

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