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Berti v. Santa Barbara Beach Props.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law
In a case involving a settlement agreement between general partners, limited partnership, and limited partner concerning Corporations Code section...

Spencer v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Rights, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
In an appeal arising from a discrimination action brought under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) against a former employer, orders vacating...

Ford v. Wilder

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Elections, Government Law
In an appeal from rulings for plaintiffs, an elected Tennessee senator and voters, in a suit against Tennessee senators asserting constitutional and...

Hackett v. Barnhart

Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Government Benefits, Labor & Employment Law
Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA) fees generally should be awarded where the government's underlying action was unreasonable, even if the government...

Perlow v. Berg-Perlow

Attorney's Fees, Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Family Law
Denial of former husband's motion to set aside and vacate orders granting attorney's fees to former wife in a dissolution action is affirmed where an...

Griffith v. Griffith

Attorney's Fees, Family Law
An order finding former husband in contempt for non-payment of support and directing him to pay the attorney's fees and costs of former wife is...

Goold v. Superior Ct. (Goold)

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Evidence, Family Law, Sanctions
Order of contempt against husband, for violating standard family law restraining orders prohibiting him from encumbering or transferring property...

Highway Equip. Co., Inc. v. FECO, Ltd.

Agriculture, Attorney's Fees, Commercial Law, Contracts, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent and contract-related dispute between manufacturers and sellers of agricultural equipment, summary judgment for plaintiff on defendant's...

Rivera v. City of Chicago

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Government Law, Judgement Enforcement
Denial of costs to defendant-city following a grant of summary judgment in its favor in an action brought by plaintiff in an effort to collect on a...

Oakland Raiders v. Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Entertainment Law, Injury & Tort Law
In dispute between Plaintiff Oakland Raiders professional football organization and Defendant Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Inc. alleging...