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In re McCray, Richardson, Santana, Wise, and Salaam Litigation

Attorney's Fees
In in a wrongful imprisonment action following his exoneration in a case that had come to be known as the 'Central Park Jogger' case, a law firm's...

Schmidt v. Cal. Highway Patrol

Class Actions, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Attorney's Fees
In a class action against the California Highway Patrol (CHP) for a writ of mandate to compel the CHP to comply with Penal Code sections 849.5 and...

No Toxic Air v. Lehigh Southwest Cement Co.

Property Law & Real Estate, Tax Law, Attorney's Fees
In a petition for peremptory writ of mandate challenging a county's resolution granting a legal nonconforming use status to a mine owner, the trial...

Sese v. Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

Attorney's Fees
In an attorney fees action, seeking interim attorney fees under Civil Code section 2924.12 following plaintiff's obtaining a preliminary injunction to...

Ramos v. Garcia

Labor & Employment Law, Attorney's Fees
In an attorney's fees action, arising from a wage and hour dispute, in which the trial court awarded defendant Garcia attorney's fees as a prevailing...

Andrews v. America's Living Centers, LLC

Attorney's Fees
In an attorney's fees action, the district court's dismissal of plaintiff's action is reversed where: 1) an award of attorneys' fees are permissible...

569 East County LLC v. Backcountry Against the Dump, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Attorney's Fees
In an anti-SLAPP motion in an underlying suit alleging unlawful interference with prospective economic advantage, the court's order awarding defendant...

VMG Salsoul, LLC v. Ciccone

Intellectual Property, Copyright, Attorney's Fees, Entertainment Law
In a copyright infringement suit claiming that in the Madonna song Vogue contained a modified version of a horn segment allegedly copied from a song...

Charton v. Harkey

Attorney's Fees
In an action for attorney's fees, the trial court's determination defendant was a prevailing party entitled to recover costs as a matter of right is...

Baxter v. Bock

Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Attorney's Fees
In an appeal of an arbitration under the Mandatory Fee Arbitration Act (MFAA), Bus. and Prof. Code section 6200 et seq., arising out of a dispute over...