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F.A.C. v. COOPERATIVA DE SEGUROS DE VIDA DE P.R.

No. 08-1576.

563 F.3d 1 (2009)

F.A.C., INC. d/b/a Financial Advisors and Consultants, Inc., Plaintiff, Appellee, v. COOPERATIVA DE SEGUROS DE VIDA DE PUERTO RICO, Defendant/Third-Party Plaintiff, Appellant, Gabriel Dolagaray; Maria Cristina Ortiz; Jose A. Brull; Andres Rodriguez; Arcilio Rivas; Daniel Santiago, Defendants/Third-party Plaintiffs, Insurance Company X, Defendant, v. Jose Ramon Gonzales; Antonio Marrero; William Soria, Third-Party Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided April 9, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan I. Horowitz with whom Miller & Chevalier Chartered, Lydia M. Ramos Cruz, and Carlo Law Offices, P.S.C. were on brief for appellant.

Cherie K. Durand with whom Paul H. Hulsey, Reynaldo Quiñones, and Hulsey Litigation Group, LLC were on brief for appellee.

Before LYNCH, Chief Judge, LEVAL and LIPEZ, Circuit Judges.

LYNCH, Chief Judge.

Pursuant to its inherent powers to issue sanctions for conduct undertaken in bad faith, the district court found one party to a settlement deserving of sanctions and ordered it to pay $469,000 in attorneys' fees and costs. That party, Cooperativa de Seguros de Vida de Puerto Rico ("COSVI"), foolishly had filed a token opposition to the sanctions motion filed by its opponent, F.A.C., Inc. ("FAC"). Only when the court allowed sanctions did COSVI...

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