(b) The Brooks Furniture framework superimposes an inflexible framework onto statutory text that is inherently flexible. Pp. 1756 - 1758. (1) Brooks Furniture is too restrictive in defining the two categories of cases in which fee awards are allowed. The first category-cases involving litigation or certain other misconduct-appears to extend largely to independently sanctionable conduct. But that is not the appropriate benc…
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