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Hutton v. Hafif

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In a malicious prosecution lawsuit, a judgment awarding attorney's fees to defendants is reversed as: 1) the lawsuit at issue met the statutory...

Matlaw v. Seymour

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Judgement Enforcement, Sanctions
Attorney's appeal of a settlement agreement between litigants in a housing discrimination dispute is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction where attorney...

Hernandez-Garcia v. Nicholson

Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Government Benefits, Military Law
In proceedings arising following vacatur of a denial of a claim for veterans benefits, dismissal of claimant's application for attorney fees under the...

Rudolf v. Shayne, Dachs, Stanisci, Corker & Sauer

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Professional Malpractice
In legal malpractice action, reversal of summary judgment for plaintiff, which had awarded plaintiff his legal and expert fees incurred in trial where...

Arbor Hill Concerned Citizens Neighborhood Ass'n v. County of Albany

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Elections
In suit brought under the Voting Rights Act of 1965, an order granting in part and denying in part plaintiffs' motion for attorney fees is affirmed...

Staley v. Harris County

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Remedies
In a case raising the question of whether the display of a Bible in a monument dedicated to a philanthropic citizen and located on the grounds of a...

City of Monte Sereno v. Padgett

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Property Law & Real Estate
In suit for abatement of a public nuisance and violations of municipal code, an award of attorney's fees after settlement is reversed as the municipal...

Morrow v. L.A. Unified Sch. Dist.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Injury & Tort Law
In case arising from alleged invasion of privacy and defamation of high school principal, dismissal of action under the anti-SLAPP statute is affirmed...

Revis v. Meldrum

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Debt Collection
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action brought against persons and entities involved in executing certain writs of execution against plaintiff, it was...

Wright v. Issak

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Construction, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Property Law & Real Estate
In dispute over incomplete home remodeling job, finding for defendants-homeowners on complaint and cross-complaint and award of reimbursement,...