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Eden v. Robert A. Chapski, Ltd.

Attorney's Fees, Bankruptcy Law, Family Law
Attorney's fees incurred by defendant in a divorce proceeding are not dischargeable in bankruptcy pursuant to 11 U.S.C. section 523(a)(5) and survive...

Hill v. Baxter Healthcare Corp.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure
A federal trial judge does not have the authority to resolve an attorney lien dispute after the underlying case has settled.

Topeka Housing Auth. v. Johnson

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Landlord Tenant Law
The district court did not abuse its discretion in awarding attorney fees against defendant for improperly filing a notice of removal to federal...

MRRM v. Richardson, Patrick, Westbrook, & Brickman

Attorney's Fees, Class Actions
The district court did not abuse its discretion in allocating a class action attorney fee among three law firms where the allocation properly reflects...

Martorana v. Bd. of Trustees of Steamfitters

Attorney's Fees, ERISA
The allowance of an equitable set-off of attorney's fees from an individual's pension benefits contravenes ERISA policy.

Virginia Office for Prot. v. Reinhard

Attorney's Fees, Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law
In an action brought under 42 U.S.C.A. section 1983, the award of attorneys' fees to plaintiff-Virginia Office for Protection and Advocacy is reversed...

Paul v. Schoellkopf

Attorney's Fees, Contracts, Property Law & Real Estate
A provision for attorney fees in escrow instructions, limited to fees incurred by the escrow company in collecting for escrow services, does not apply...

Ford Motor Credit Co. v. Sperry

Attorney's Fees
In an action to have an attorney fee award declared void ab initio on the theory that the professional service corporation law firm which had...

Smith v. Firchburg Pub. Sch.

Attorney's Fees, Education Law
Even though plaintiff successfully recovered home and hospital special education services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, her...

FTC v. Freecom Communications, Inc.

Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Communications Law
An award of attorney fees in favor of defendant, pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act, is reversed where clear evidence does not support the...