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Thurlow v. Lafata

Attorney's Fees, Family Law
Dismissal with prejudice of plaintiff's "Motion for Entry of Final Judgment of Child Support Arrearage" is affirmed where the assignment of interest...

Cent. States Health & Welfare Fund v. Merck-Medco Managed Care

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Corp. Governance, Drugs & Biotech, ERISA, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
District court judgment: 1) denying a motion to intervene pursuant to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA); 2) certifying the class...

Coral-Tech Assocs., Inc. v. Plumbing Contractors, Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Construction, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
Attorneys fees award for defendants in a contractor dispute is reversed where neither party is entitled to an award of attorney's fees due to the...

Nationwide Mut. Fire Ins. Co. v. Robinson

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Insurance Law, Sanctions
Imposition of sanctions for post-trial discovery violations is reversed and remanded where application of a 2.5 multiplier to an attorney's fee award...

Romero v. Romero

Attorney's Fees, Family Law, Sanctions
Contempt order against plaintiff for failure to pay previous court-ordered child support arrearages and failure to pay further child support...

United Auto. Ins. Co. v. Ricardo

Attorney's Fees, Insurance Law
Attorneys fees award is affirmed where the lower court did not abuse its discretion in awarding the appellee a 2.0 multiplier on an attorney-s fee...

O'Daniel v. Board of Comm'rs of Monroe County

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Construction, Property Law & Real Estate
Order denying the appellant's motion for attorney's fees pursuant to Florida Statutes section 57.105 is affirmed where the motion for attorney-s fees...

In re: Sabala

Attorney's Fees, Bankruptcy Law, Sanctions
Order imposing monetary sanctions on plaintiff-creditor in a bankruptcy case subsequent to his filing a second complaint is affirmed where plaintiff...

Dominion Video Satellite, Inc. v. Echostar Satellite L.L.C.

Attorney's Fees, Commercial Law, Communications Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Property Law & Real Estate, Sanctions
Attorneys fees award for plaintiff, imposition of sanctions on defense counsel, and confirmation of an arbitration award in an underlying case for...

Escambia County v. U.I.L. Family Ltd. P'ship

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure
Appeal is dismissed without prejudice as premature where trial court order determined an entitlement to attorney's fees but reserved jurisdiction to...