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Northwest Envtl. Advocates v. US Envtl. Prot. Agency

Administrative Law, Admiralty, Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Remedies
In an action challenging a regulation originally promulgated by the EPA in 1973 exempting certain marine discharges from the permitting scheme of...

In re Lugo

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Remedies, Sentencing
In a habeas class action on behalf of parole-eligible life prisoners involving, inter alia, efforts to reduce the backlog of parole suitability...

Warshak v. US

Civil Procedure, Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Cyberspace Law, Government Law, Remedies
In declaratory judgment suit challenging section 2703(d) of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, which authorizes the federal government to...

Lange v. Schilling

Attorney's Fees, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies
A standard California residential purchase agreement bars an attorney's fees award for a party who commences litigation without first attempting to...

Guerrero v. Rodan Termite Control, Inc.

Construction, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies
In an action arising out of a plaintiff's claims against multiple defendants for defects in a newly purchased home, an award of all costs to plaintiff...

In re: CBI Holding Co., Inc.

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Remedies
In bankruptcy proceedings wherein plaintiff (the court appointed disbursing agent of a Plan of Reorganization) brought claims against...

Fiacco v. Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity

Constitutional Law, Education Law, Injury & Tort Law, Media Law, Remedies
In a diversity action brought against a national fraternity wherein plaintiff claimed that its members intentionally caused him emotional distress by...

Frymire Engineering Co. Inc. v. Jomar Int'l, Ltd.

Construction, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Product Liability, Remedies
In a suit to recoup an indemnification payment, alleging damages from respondent-manufacturer's negligence, product liability, and breach of warranty,...

Natural Answers, Inc. v. Smithkline Beecham Corp.

Constitutional Law, Consumer Protection Law, Evidence, False Advertising, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Intellectual Property, Patent, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies, Trade Secrets, Trademark
In a trademark infringement case involving claims against defendants for the advertisement of certain health products, summary judgment for defendants...

Berg v. Albany Ladder Co., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Construction, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies, Workers' Compensation
The protections of Labor Law section 240(1) do not apply to every worker who falls and is injured at a construction site. In a case involving a...