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In re Marriage of Berger

Attorney's Fees, Family Law
In an appeal from judgment in a marriage dissolution action, denial of wife's petition for spousal support and award of attorney's fees is reversed...

AmerUs Life Ins. Co. v. Lait

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Insurance Law
In claim following judgment in favor of petitioner-life insurance company, the Fifth District's decision in AmerUs Life Ins. Co. v. Lait, is quashed...

Safeco Ins. Co. of America v. Parks

Attorney's Fees, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In a bad faith action against insurance company for declining to defend personal injury claim under a homeowner policy, judgment against...

Schatz v. Allen Matkins Leck Gamble & Mallory LLP

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
The mandatory fee arbitration act (MFAA), Bus. and Prof. Code section 6200 et seq., does not limit the ability of attorneys and clients to enter into...

Gibson v. Office of the Attorney General

Attorney's Fees, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
Dismissal of an action alleging that defendant-employer's threat of termination if an attorney-employee continued representation of another employee...

West Hills Farms, Inc. v. RCO AG Credit, Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law
In a derivative action in which defendant was sued by plaintiff-shareholder for allegedly unnecessary fees paid by defendant to a related corporate...

Kasperbauer v. Fairfield

Attorney's Fees, Probate, Trusts & Estates
In a probate matter, order calling for the return of $250,000 of trust distribution to provide fund from which to pay defendant's attorney fees and...

Sanai v. Saltz

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Government Law, Landlord Tenant Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a matter brought by plaintiff-lessee regarding the lease of an apartment unit, order granting judgment on the pleadings with respect to plaintiff's...

Tobin v. Liberty Mut. Ins. Co.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an appeal from a remitted jury award to plaintiff based on the failure of defendant-employer to accommodate his disability as required by federal...

Slupinski v. First Unum Life Ins. Co.

Attorney's Fees, ERISA, Insurance Law
Denial of plaintiff's requests for attorney's fees and prejudgment interest in connection with plaintiff's successful claim under the Employment...