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Reddington v. Staten Island Univ. Hosp.

Attorney's Fees, Contracts, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
Dismissal of plaintiff-employee's claims against former employer-defendant for termination in violation of whistleblower protection law and breach of...

Strong v. Beydoun

Attorney's Fees, Contracts, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
In a case regarding an attorney's attempt to collect split fees from a client, dismissal is affirmed where: 1) plaintiff entered into a fee sharing...

Richmond v. New Hampshire Supreme Court Comm. On Prof'l Conduct

Attorney's Fees, Bankruptcy Law, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Sanctions
In a bankruptcy case involving underlying attorney disciplinary proceedings, a finding that an order to pay the costs of bringing disciplinary...

Tate v. Long Term Disability Plan for Salaried Employees of Champion Int'l Corp. #506

Attorney's Fees, ERISA
A district court judgment that an ERISA administrator had acted arbitrarily and capriciously in revoking plaintiff's long-term disability benefits,...

Pannebecker v. Liberty Life Assurance Co.

Attorney's Fees, Contracts, ERISA, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an ERISA case challenging denial of disability benefits, a judgment upholding denial of benefits is affirmed in part and reversed and remanded in...

NRDC v. Winter

Admiralty, Attorney's Fees, Environmental Law, Military Law, Remedies
The award of enhanced attorney's fees from an environmental case against the Navy is vacated and remanded for recalculation where: 1) co-counsel...

Franzen v. Ellis Corp.

Attorney's Fees, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies, Workers' Compensation
In a suit alleging violations of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), breach of contract, and retaliation by defendant-employer, judgment that...

Five Points Road Joint Venture v. Johanns

Administrative Law, Agriculture, Attorney's Fees, Government Benefits
In an agency action regarding the award of federal farm program benefits to plaintiffs, summary judgment determining that the Equal Access to Justice...

Mohnkern v. Prof'l Ins. Co.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Insurance Law
In a suit claiming plaintiff was owed attorneys' fees under Florida law by defendant-insurer, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where: 1)...

Ratliff v. Astrue

Attorney's Fees, Constitutional Law
In an attorney's fee dispute interpreting the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), an award of attorney's fees offset against debts owed by the...