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Lawrence v. Graubard Miller

Attorney's Fees, Contracts, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Injury & Tort Law
In a suit arising from legal proceedings surrounding the administration of an estate, denial of a motion to dismiss a law firm's petition seeking to...

Bah v. Cangemi

Attorney's Fees, Government Law, Habeas Corpus, Immigration Law
In proceedings arising after petitioner successfully petitioned under 28 U.S.C. section 2241 for release from his detention in an immigration case, a...

OFS Fitel, LLC v. Epstein, Becker and Green, P.C.

Attorney's Fees, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Injury & Tort Law
In an attorney negligence case, district court's final judgment of dismissal is affirmed in part and reversed in part where: 1) jurisdiction did exist...

Bd. of Supervisors for La. State Univ. Agric. & Mech. Coll. v. Smack Apparel Co.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Attorney's Fees, Education Law, Intellectual Property, Sports Law, Trade Dress, Trademark
In a trademark dispute alleging that defendant infringed trademarks by selling t-shirts with several universities' color schemes and other identifying...

Wallis v. PHL Assoc., Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
Imposition of $43,67.42 of sanctions against plaintiffs-attorney and her clients is affirmed where: 1) plaintiffs' contentions alleging abuse of...

Glencoe v. Neue Sentimental Film AG

Attorney's Fees, Commercial Law, Contracts, Property Law & Real Estate
In a matter arising out of a commercial property lease, order denying defendants attorneys fees is affirmed where: 1) when a contract provides that...

Kelley v. Med-1 Solutions, LLC

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Debt Collection
In an action involving the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), dismissal for lack of subject matter jurisdiction based on the Rooker-Feldman...

Vasquez v. State of California

Attorney's Fees, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Tax Law
In a taxpayer cause of action brought against the state for violating Proposition 139, known as the Prison Inmate Labor Initiative of 1990, by failing...

Stover v. Hattiesburg Pub. Sch. Dist.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Rights, Education Law, Evidence, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an employee's suit alleging race and sex discrimination, retaliation, and violation of the Equal Pay Act, judgment for defendant and denial of a...

Kachlon v. Markowitz

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Property Law & Real Estate
In claims for wrongful foreclosure under a deed of trust and breach of a home improvement contract, judgment is reversed in part where: 1) Civil Code...