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Negrete v. Becerra

Attorney's Fees, Probate, Trusts & Estates, Sanctions
Probate court judgment ordering plaintiff to pay monetary sanctions to the court and attorney's fees to the court appointed attorney for defendant is...

Lohman v. Duryea Borough

Attorney's Fees, Evidence
District court award of attorney's fees is affirmed where Federal Rule of Evidence 408 does not bar a court's consideration of settlement negotiations...

Wolf v. Ford Kennelly

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure
District court order barring plaintiff's petition for attorney's fees for defendant's attempted removal is reversed where removal was foreclosed by...

Raining Data Corp. v. Barrenechea

Attorney's Fees, Intellectual Property, Trade Secrets
In an action for misappropriation of trade secrets, trial court orders are affirmed where: 1) the court properly granted plaintiff's anti-SLAPP motion...

Citibank Global Markets v. Hernandez

Attorney's Fees, Contracts, Judgement Enforcement
District court judgment for plaintiff finding that the settlement agreement between the parties was valid and binding is affirmed where: 1) the...

Burke v. McDonald

Attorney's Fees, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Remedies
In a civil rights action brought under the Fourth Amendment, district court judgment is affirmed where: 1) the district court did not abuse its...

Lin v. City of Pleasanton

Attorney's Fees, Elections, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Trial court order granting plaintiff's petition for a writ of mandate directing the city clerk to refrain from certifying a referendum petition is...

St. John's Organic Farm v. Gem Cty. Mosquito Abatement Dist.

Attorney's Fees, Contracts, Environmental Law
In an action claiming unlawful discharge of pesticides into U.S. waters, denial of plaintiff's application for attorney's fees is reversed where...

Amalfitano v. Rosenberg

Attorney's Fees, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice, Sanctions
District court judgment is affirmed where: 1) the New York Court of Appeals determined that N.Y. Jud. Law sec. 487 permits the award of treble damages...

Turner v. Schultze

Attorney's Fees, Contracts
Trial court judgment awarding defendant attorney's fees is affirmed where the present action between the parties was on the contract under Civil Code...