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Gillogly v. General Electric Capital Assurance Co.

Contracts, Health Law, Insurance Law, Remedies
Summary judgment for plaintiff in a breach of contract claim and entry of judgment in favor of plaintiff on a bad faith claim are reversed where...

First Nationwide Bank v. US

Banking Law, Contracts, Government Contracts, Government Law, Remedies, Tax Law
Judgment awarding plaintiff-bank damages is affirmed where defendant, the federal government, in enacting and implementing the 1993 Guarini Amendment...

Ware v. Polk County

Construction, Debt Collection, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies
Order denying defendant's motion for a temporary injunction in a case involving a lien placed on property in violation of development codes is...

Feitelberg v. Credit Suisse First Boston, LLC

Banking Law, Class Actions, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Remedies, Securities Law
The remedy of nonrestitutionary disgorgement is not available in a class action asserting violation of the state-s unfair competition statutes.

Agnew v. State Bd. of Equalization

Attorney's Fees, Remedies, Tax Law
Denial of taxpayer plaintiff's requests for costs and attorney fees is reversed in a sales tax refund case where plaintiff was entitled to his costs...

Corpus v. Bennett

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies
District court ruling reducing a jury award for plaintiff of $75,000 in "nominal damages" to one dollar in his civil rights claim under 42 U.S.C....

Martin v. Franklin Capital Corp.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Insurance Law, Remedies
Upon remand of a case to state court, absent unusual circumstances, attorney's fees should not be awarded under 28 U.S.C. section 1447(c) when the...

Whitfield v. Melendez-Rivera

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies
Jury verdict and award in a civil rights suit brought under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 involving a police shooting is vacated as to the liability of the...

People ex rel. Lockyer v. Brar

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Remedies, Sanctions
Order denying attorney defendant's motion to set aside a default judgment against him is affirmed, but the default judgment is modified to enjoin...

US v. W.R. Grace & Co.

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Government Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies
Summary and declaratory judgments on liability and award of costs to the Environment Protection Agency (EPA) are affirmed in a challenge to its...