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WAL-MART STORES, INC. v. VISA INC.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Attorney's Fees, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law
The district court's approval the largest class action settlement in the history of antitrust law is affirmed over defendants' challenge to the...

ROYAL MACCABEES LIFE INS. CO. v. CHOREN

Attorney's Fees, Contracts, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
In a bad faith breach of insurance contract counterclaim, a jury verdict in favor of defendant-doctor is affirmed over plaintiff's challenges that the...

MARTIN v. FRANKLIN CAPITAL CORP.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Contracts, Insurance Law
In a suit alleging illegalities in automobile financing and insurance contracts, denial of plaintiff's request for attorney's fees, based on...

STEPHENS v. TECH INT'L INC.

Attorney's Fees, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a suit for patent infringement, the grant of defendant's motion for attorney's fees is reversed where the district court erred in finding the case...

WELLS FARGO BANK v. ZINNEL

Attorney's Fees, Banking Law, Civil Procedure
In an interpleader action, the award of legal fees to plaintiff is reversed where plaintiff failed to deposit the amount in dispute with the court.

MANION v. AM. AIRLINES, INC.

Attorney's Fees, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Injury & Tort Law, Sanctions
Sanctions imposed upon defendant-attorney, for defying specific orders of the court, are reversed with respect to litigation costs pertaining to...

CRESPIN v. BONTA

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure
California Rules of Court, rule 870.2 does not set a time limit for seeking attorney fees under Code of Civil Procedure section 1021.5 for fees...

GIBBS & BRUNS v. COHO ENERGY INC.

Attorney's Fees, Bankruptcy Law, Constitutional Law, Contracts
A law firm's appeal of fee awards from a bankruptcy court is dismissed where the law firm fails to demonstrate standing since it is not "directly and...

COOP. SUPPLY, INC. v. CORN-PRO NONSTOCK COOP. INC.

Agriculture, Attorney's Fees, Bankruptcy Law
Bankruptcy court did not err in determining defendant-debtor was a farmer for purposes of Section 303(a) of the Code and thus could not be forced into...

US UNDERWRITERS INS. CO. v. CITY CLUB HOTEL

Attorney's Fees, Insurance Law
An insured who prevails in an action brought by an insurer, seeking a declaratory judgment that it has no duty to defend or indemnify the insured, may...