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US v. Stein

Attorney's Fees, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Securities Law, Tax Law
Dismissal of indictment of thirteen former partners of the accounting firm KPMG for creating fraudulent tax shelters is affirmed where: 1) the...

Mendez v. County of San Bernardino

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Sanctions
In a suit against a city, county, sheriff's department and various individual defendants under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 arising from the aftermath of an...

Mark v. Spencer

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law
In a class action case, judgment in favor of defendant is affirmed where: 1) the trial court did not err in sustaining the demurrer without leave to...

Chinn v. KMR Property Mgmt.

Attorney's Fees, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
In an action to recover attorney's fees in tort action, judgment granting portion of requested fees is affirmed in part and reversed and remanded in...

Hinz v. Neuroscience, Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Contracts, Drugs & Biotech, Health Law, Remedies
In a diversity breach of contract suit wherein a jury returned a verdict for plaintiffs, grant of judgment as a matter of law for defendants on the...

Ritter & Ritter, Inc. v. Churchill Condominium Ass'n

Attorney's Fees, Construction, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action against defendant-condominium housing association for breach of fiduciary duty and negligence, judgment in favor of plaintiff-homeowners...

Carr Business Enters., Inc. v. City of Chowchilla

Attorney's Fees, Construction, Contracts, Government Contracts, Government Law
Denial of request for contractual attorney fees is affirmed where: 1) the provision relied upon to authorize fees was a standard indemnity clause; and...

Carr Business Enters., Inc. v .City of Chowchilla

Attorney's Fees, Contracts, Government Contracts, Government Law, Remedies
In a contract dispute, order denying defendant city's motion to tax costs by plaintiff business is reversed where a stipulated judicial reference...

In Re: Nortel Networks Corp. Securities Litig.

Attorney's Fees, Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law, Securities Law
In a matter involving attorneys' fees following settlement of a private securities class action, judgment awarding 3% of the class's recovery to class...

L.M. v. Capistrano Unified Sch. Dist.

Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Education Law, Government Law, Health Law
In an action brought under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, an order requiring school district to reimburse parents for the cost of...