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Zephier v. Burlington Northern

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure
In a suit stemming from a trail derailment, the district court is directed to hold its cost award in abeyance until the claims of all plaintiffs have...

Berg & Berg Enter. v. Sherwood Partners

Attorney's Fees, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
California law does not allow a plaintiff to pursue a claim of attorney-client conspiracy to deplete the assets of an assignor corporation based...

Eimskip v. Atlantic Fish Market, Inc.

Admiralty, Attorney's Fees, Contracts
In a shipping contract dispute, the district court properly entered a judgment holding defendant liable for freight charges and attorneys' fees.

Concerned Citizens v. City of La Habra

Attorney's Fees, Construction, Environmental Law, Government Law
In a challenge to the approval of the construction of a retail warehouse facility, even though the trial court found that the mitigated negative...

Goldring v. District of Columbia

Attorney's Fees
Section 1415 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act precludes the awarding of expert witness fees as part of a prevailing party's costs.

Clauss v. Church

Attorney's Fees, Bankruptcy Law
The bankruptcy court did not err in finding that plaintiff failed to prove that a debt owed him for attorney's fees is nondischargeable pursuant to 11...

Johnson v. Gonzales

Attorney's Fees, Immigration Law
An alien whose petition for review has been successful and whose case is remanded to the Board of Immigration Appeals for further proceedings is a...

Townsend v. Comm'r of Social Sec.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Elder Law, Government Benefits
The Equal Access to Justice Act time limitation for fee applications is subject to equitable tolling.

Carolina Power and Light Co. v. Dynegy

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Contracts
A claim for legal costs based on a contractual provision, that is not limited to expenses incurred during the underlying litigation, is an element of...

Kassim v. City of Schenectady

Attorney's Fees
A district judge's authority to reduce the fee awarded to a prevailing plaintiff below the lodestar by reason of the plaintiff's "partial or limited...