Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

HTC Industries, Inc. v. Perry

HTC Indus., Inc. v. Perry, 513 U.S. 868 (1994)

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1994-10-03
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • holding that district court "could properly treat as abandoned a claim alleged in the complaint but not even raised as a ground for summary judgment"
  • contingent fee contract in excess of the statutory cap was unenforceable on the grounds of public policy
  • a court may permissibly refer to matters of public record in deciding a 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss
  • “A party who inadequately briefs an issue is considered to have abandoned the claim.”

Citator

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C. A. Fed. Cir. Certiorari denied.