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Robinson v. City of Harvey

Attorney's Fees, Civil Rights, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit against a city alleging excessive force by a police officer, the city's appeal of a judgment for plaintiff is...

Depaoli v. Vacation Sales Assocs., LLC

Attorney's Fees, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In suit alleging that plaintiff was wrongfully discharged from her position as a sales manager in retaliation for filing a complaint of employment...

Bowen Invs., v. Carneiro Donuts, Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Contracts, Intellectual Property, Trademark
In a suit for breach of a franchise agreement and trademark infringement involving a donut shop, denial of plaintiff's Rule 60 motion to correct the...

Bogan v. City of Boston

Attorney's Fees, Civil Rights, Evidence, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit alleging violations of the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments and various torts in connection with an order of...

EIU Group v. Gulf Ins. Co.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Insurance Law, Sanctions
In a suit involving a claim of breach of fiduciary duties and a counterclaim alleging breach of a promissory note relating to an insurance...

Pruett v. Harris County Bail Bond Bd.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Rights, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law
In a challenge brought by two bail bondsmen to a Texas statute restricting solicitation of potential customers as a denial of their First Amendment...

Am. Home Assurance Co. v. Pope

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Criminal Law & Procedure, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In a declaratory judgment action brought by an insurer regarding its duty to defend or indemnify a psychologist in an underlying suit brought by...

French v. Corp. Receivables, Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Banking Law, Debt Collection
After a judgment in favor of plaintiffs on a claim under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the trial court's reduction of plaintiffs' fee...

Carnes v. Zamani

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Debt Collection, Judgement Enforcement
Denial of plaintiffs' motion for attorney fees and costs incurred in enforcing a judgment in their favor against defendants is affirmed where: 1) Rule...

Sole v. Wyner

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Remedies
In the context of attorney's fee awards in private actions brought under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 and other specified measures designed to secure civil...