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Am. Alternative Ins. Corp. v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County

Asset Forfeiture, Attorney's Fees, Contracts, Criminal Law & Procedure, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Petition for writ of mandate by insurers challenging a grant of summary judgment for respondents-insureds in a coverage dispute involving the seizure...

United Am. Lien & Recovery Corp. v. Primicerio

Asset Forfeiture, Attorney's Fees, Contracts, Debt Collection, Insurance Law
Judgment awarding damages, attorney's fees and costs, and forfeiting a bond in favor of defendant in a dispute regarding a lien placed on a vehicle...

Doe v. Chao

Attorney's Fees, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies
A person who cannot show actual damages for a violation of the Privacy Act may still recover costs and reasonable attorney fees under the Act. An...

Applied Med. Res. Corp. v. US Surgical Corp.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Health Law, Intellectual Property, Patent
Judgment of willful patent infringement involving surgical devices for plaintiff and award of damages, attorney fees, and interest is affirmed where...

Kusterer v. Kusterer

Attorney's Fees, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Family Law, Sanctions
Final judgment of modification and order of contempt increasing plaintiff-husband's child-support obligation is reversed as to an upward modification...

Marshall v. City of Miami

Attorney's Fees, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
Final order awarding attorney's fees for services rendered by claimant's attorney is reversed where the judge of compensation claims erred in...

Nat. Steel & Shipbuilding Co. v. Superior Court of San Diego County

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
A payment under Labor Code section 226.7 for an employer's failure to provide a required meal or rest period is an obligation created by statute,...

Ballow Brasted O'Brien & Rusin P.C. v. Logan

Attorney's Fees, Contracts, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
Summary judgment for plaintiff in a dispute over the enforceability of an attorney substitution agreement is affirmed where defendant's exceptional...

US v. Isaiah

Attorney's Fees, Criminal Law & Procedure
Denial of defendant's request for expenses and attorneys' fees arising from her criminal defense and acquittal is affirmed where the district court...

Cunningham v. Cunningham

Attorney's Fees, Family Law
In a dissolution of marriage, where a wife's income is significantly higher than the husband's, the husband's misrepresentations regarding his income...