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JLA Investment Corp. v. Colony Ins. Co.

Attorney's Fees, Debt Collection, Judgement Enforcement
Appellant's former counsel is entitled to a retaining lein on settlement funds in his trust account, obtained from an underlying insurance coverage...

Mobley v. Mobley

Attorney's Fees, Family Law, Tax Law
Final judgment of dissolution of marriage is affirmed over husbands claims of error regarding: 1) jurisdiction to amend final judgment; 2) a charge...

Endres v. Moran

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
Order denying attorneys' fees for defendants in an underlying suit for claims including defamation, intrusion upon seclusion, assault, and battery is...

Raider v. Sunderland

Attorney's Fees, Class Actions, Securities Law, Tax Law
Request from plaintiff, class representative in shareholder litigation, for an allowance or bonus payment to be paid out of class counsel's fee is...

Youngman v. Fleet Bank, N.A.

Attorney's Fees, Banking Law, Bankruptcy Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Bankruptcy court orders granting defendant-mortgagee-bank's motion for an award of attorney's fees and expenses for services rendered relating to a...

Conrad v. Barnhart

Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Government Benefits, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
Denial of a motion for an award of attorney's fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act involving an underlying claim for social security disability...

Robey v. Shapiro, Marianos & Cejda, L.L.C.

Attorney's Fees, Class Actions, Debt Collection
Dismissal of plaintiff's claims brought under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) arising out of a foreclosure action is affirmed where...

N. Cheyenne Tribe v. Jackson

Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Construction, Government Law, Indian Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Denial of an award of attorneys' fees for plaintiffs-tribes in an action to enjoin construction of a shooting range is affirmed since plaintiffs were...

Centerpoint Energy Houston Elec. LLC v. Harris County Toll Road Auth.

Attorney's Fees, Construction, Government Contracts, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Public Utilities
Summary judgment for plaintiff, a utility provider, in a dispute over reimbursement for certain relocation costs from defendant-county is affirmed...

Souza v. Wetlands Water Dist.

Attorney's Fees, Debt Collection, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Water Law
Judgments and award of attorney's fees in favor of plaintiffs, farmland owners, against defendants, a water district and finance company, is reversed...