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11 Fed. Cts. L. Rev. 1 (2018-2019)

handle is hein.journals/fecourtl11 and id is 1 raw text is: RECOVERING EDISCOVERY COSTS AS A PREVAILING PARTY: PLANNING TODAY TO IMPROVE YOUR CHANCE OF RETURNS TOMORROW Kevin F. Brady & Michael C. Kearney* INTRODU CTION .................................................................. 2 I. FED. R . CIV. P. 54(d) .................................................... 3 II. HISTORY OF 28 U.S.C. § 1920 ...................................... 3 III. EVOLUTION OF COPIES. ................................................ 5 IV. CASE LAW ANALYSIS - THE PATH TO THE THIRD CIRCUIT'S DECISION IN RACE TIRES ........................................ 6 A . The D istrict Courts ................................................. 7 i. Race Tires America, Inc. v. Hoosier Racing Tire C o rp .............................................................................. . . 7 ii. In re Aspartame Antitrust Litig ..................... 7 B. The Circuit Courts of Appeal ................................ 9 i. Race Tires - The Third Circuit Decision ............... 9 ii. Influence from the U.S. Supreme Court ...... 10 iii. Post-Race Tires - The Fourth Circuit ............... 11 iv. Post-Race Tires - A More Expansive View ....... 12 V. PRACTICE TIPS/TAKEAWAYS ........................................ 20 * Kevin F. Brady is Of Counsel at Redgrave LLP. Michael C. Kearney is an attorney who works at the intersection of data risk and the law. The views expressed in this opinion are those of the authors and not necessarily those of Redgrave LLP or its clients.