Fox v. Vice

Fox v. Vice, 563 U.S. 826 (2011), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that reasonable fees may be granted to the defendant in a suit that involves both frivolous and non-frivolous claims, but only for costs resulting from the frivolous claims.^[1]

Fox v. Vice
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued March 22, 2011 Decided June 6, 2011
Full case name	Ricky D. Fox, Petitioner v. Judy Ann Vice, as Executrix of the Estate of Billy Ray Vice, et al.
Docket no.	10-114
Citations	563 U.S. 826 (more) 131 S. Ct. 2205; 180 L. Ed. 2d 45
Argument	Oral argument
Opinion announcement	Opinion announcement
Holding
Reasonable fees may be granted to the defendant in a suit that involves both frivolous and non-frivolous claims, but only for costs resulting from the frivolous claims.
Court membership
Chief Justice John Roberts Associate Justices Antonin Scalia · Anthony Kennedy Clarence Thomas · Ruth Bader Ginsburg Stephen Breyer · Samuel Alito Sonia Sotomayor · Elena Kagan
Case opinion
Majority	Kagan, joined by unanimous

Notes

1. ". When a plaintiff's suit involves both frivolous and non-frivolous claims, a court may grant reasonable fees to the defendant, but only for costs that the defendant would not have incurred but for the frivolous claims." p. 2

See also

• List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 563

References

• Supreme Court of the United States (June 2011). "Fox v. Vice (Syllabus)". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
• Supreme Court of the United States (June 2011). "Fox v. Vice (Opinion)". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

External links

• Text of Fox v. Vice, 563 U.S. 826 (2011) is available from: CourtListener Google Scholar Justia Oyez (oral argument audio) Supreme Court (slip opinion) (archived)