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Barrett Paving Materials, Inc. v. Cont'l Ins. Co.

Attorney's Fees, Contracts, Environmental Law, Insurance Law
In a suit between a company and its insurers over the insurers' obligation to defend against a third-party complaint for contribution towards costs...

Houston Chronicle Pub. Co. v. City of League City, Texas

Attorney's Fees, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Media Law, Remedies
A permanent injunction enjoining a city from enforcing, as unconstitutional, its ordinance regulating street vendors and door-to-door solicitors, is...

Paul B. Episcope, Ltd v. Law Offices of Campbell and Di Vincenzo

Attorney's Fees, Contracts
Summary judgment for defendants in an action to recover fees under a fee-splitting agreement for a subsequent malpractice claim between two law firms...

Carpenter v. Jack in the Box Corp.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure
The time limits imposed by Rule 3.1702 of the California Rules of Court commence to run upon entry of judgment at the conclusion of a lawsuit. Those...

Johnson v. Chandler

Civil Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Attorney's Fees
Upon a motion for retroactive appointment to represent a prisoner on a petition for habeas corpus so that the attorney could recover fees for the...

Stein v. KPMG, LLP

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Criminal Law & Procedure, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Tax Law
Exercise of ancillary jurisdiction in a criminal tax fraud prosecution over a state law contractual claim for attorneys' fees, and denial of a motion...

Centex Corp. v. US

Attorney's Fees, Banking Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Government Contracts, Government Law
In an action alleging the U.S. breached contracts by which plaintiffs agreed to acquire failing thrifts insured by the government in exchange for...

Equal Opportunity Employment Comm'n v. PVNF, L.L.C.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In a case in which the EEOC asserted claims of sex discrimination and retaliation under Title VII, judgment as a matter of law and an award of...

Florida Dep't of Revenue v. Omine

Attorney's Fees, Bankruptcy Law, Government Benefits, Sanctions
Affirmance of bankruptcy court order awarding damages after a determination that plaintiff violated the automatic stay is vacated as to the award of...

Garber & Assocs. v. Eskandarian

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Sanctions
In action for unpaid attorney's fees, order granting plaintiff's motions for terminating sanctions based on defendants' failure to respond to...