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Merrick v. Paul Revere Life Ins. Co.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Remedies
In an action stemming from defendant-insurers' denial of plaintiff's disability insurance claim, a jury verdict awarding $1.65 million in compensatory...

Truserv v. Ernst & Young LLP.

Attorney's Fees, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In an action for breach of contract, professional malpractice, common-law fraud, and consumer fraud under the Consumer Fraud Act, an order confirming...

Oliver v. Coca Cola Co.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law
In case involving the Long Term Disability Income Plan of the Coca-Cola Company, summary judgment and attorney fees for plaintiff is affirmed where...

Pruett v. Harris County Bail Bond Bd.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Rights, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law
A decision finding that a Texas statute restricting solicitation of potential customers denied bail bondsmen their First Amendment rights is affirmed...

Butler-Rupp v. Lourdeaux

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure
In case involving commercial landlord-tenant dispute, award of attorney's fees to plaintiffs is affirmed over claim that the lower court was without...

Graham v. Hartford Life & Accident Ins. Co.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, ERISA, Health Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
An appeal in an ERISA action arising from a denial of long-term disability benefits for plaintiff under a plan administered by defendant is dismissed,...

Azizian v. Federated Dep't Stores, Inc.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Class Actions
A district court may require an appellant to secure appellate attorney's fees in a Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 7 bond, but only if an...

Guerrero v. RJM Acquisitions LLC

Attorney's Fees, Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection
Communications directed only to a debtor's attorney, and unaccompanied by any threat to contact the debtor, are not actionable under the Fair Debt...

Floroiu v. Gonzales

Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Immigration Law
Motion for an award of attorney's fees and costs after a successful petition for review of a denial of immigration relief is granted where the...

River East Plaza, LLC v. The Variable Annuity Life Ins. Co.

Attorney's Fees, Banking Law, Contracts, Remedies
In a suit challenging a prepayment fee for a loan, judgment for plaintiff-borrower is reversed where: 1) there was nothing in the loan agreement that...