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Rodriguez v. US

Attorney's Fees, Civil Rights, Government Law, Immigration Law, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies
In an action for attorney's fees interpreting the Equal Access to Justice Act, an award of attorney's fees is affirmed in part and reversed and...

Omega v. Costco Wholesale Corp.

Attorney's Fees, Copyright, Intellectual Property
In a copyright infringement action under 17 U.S.C. sections 106(3) and 602(a), grant of summary judgment for defendant is reversed and remanded where...

Oscar v. Alaska Dept. of Edu. And Dev.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Government Law
In an suit under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and 42 U.S.C. section 1983, the award of attorney fees to defendant is...

McCarter v. Ret. Plan for the Dist. Managers of the Am. Family Ins. Group

Attorney's Fees, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit alleging that plaintiffs-employees were harmed when defendant-employer forced them, upon termination, to choose within 90 days whether to...

Trout v. Sec'y of the Navy

Attorney's Fees, Civil Rights, Class Actions, Government Law, Judgement Enforcement, Labor & Employment Law, Military Law, Remedies
In a class-action Title VII suit alleging sex discrimination by the Navy, order requiring plaintiffs to refund certain attorneys' fees and interest is...

Util. Reform Network v. Pub. Util. Comm'n

Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Public Utilities
Petition to review order by Public Utilities Commission awarding of only part of attorney fees sought is affirmed in part and reversed in part where:...

Boesing v. Hunter

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights
In a civil rights action brought against city police officers for using excessive force during criminal-plaintiff's arrest, district court's denial of...

Fabi Constr. Co., Inc. v. Sec'y of Labor

Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Construction, Government Law
Subsequent to an action by OSHA claiming safety violations by petitioner that contributed to a construction accident, petition for attorneys' fees and...

In the Matter of: SI Restructuring, Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Bankruptcy Law, Debt Collection
In a bankruptcy case, a bankruptcy court's order granting a plan administrator's motion authorizing disbursal of a reserve fund is vacated and...

In re Barach

Attorney's Fees, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
On show-cause order for reciprocal discipline for respondent-attorney for failing to keep or maintaining adequate records of client accounts, failing...