all - Opinion Summaries

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...

Whittington v. Nordam Group Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Evidence, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
Jury verdict for plaintiff in a suit under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) is affirmed where denial of defendant's motion for judgment...

Acierno v. Goldstein

Attorney's Fees, Property Law & Real Estate, Sanctions
In a claim for adverse possession, the court quiets title to the disputed land in defendant's favor, and plaintiff is enjoined from trespassing on the...

Olsen v. Harbison

Attorney's Fees, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Sanctions
Defendant's appeal in a contract dispute between attorneys regarding the splitting of attorneys' fees is dismissed and sanctions imposed against...

Evans v. Centerstone Dev. Co.

Attorney's Fees, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Property Law & Real Estate, Sanctions
Judgment following confirmation of an arbitrator-s award in a contract case is affirmed and sanctions imposed on plaintiffs for filing a frivolous...

Moulton v. US

Attorney's Fees, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Government Law, Tax Law
Order denying plaintiff's motion for attorneys' fees and costs in a taxpayer suit is affirmed where there was no abuse of discretion in the district...

IPXL v. Amazon.com

Attorney's Fees, Intellectual Property, Patent
Summary judgment for defendant in a patent infringment case regarding a transaction system for online purchases is affirmed; however, the award of...

Moriarty v. Svec

Attorney's Fees, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
Award of attorneys' fees in a dispute over contributions to a pension fund is vacated where the district court did not properly consider the...

Carbonell v. Immigration and Naturalization Serv.

Attorney's Fees, Habeas Corpus, Immigration Law, Remedies
Plaintiff in an immigration case is a prevailing party for the purpose of awarding attorneys' fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act where a...

Twentieth Century Fox v. Entertainment Distributing

Attorney's Fees, Contracts, Copyright, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Intellectual Property, Labor & Employment Law, Trademark
Judgment for plaintiff finding that defendant infringed protected copyrights involving Dwight Eisenhower's memoirs and the subsequent award of...