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GETTINGS v. BLDG. LABORERS LOCAL 310 FRINGE BENEFITS FUND

Attorney's Fees, Civil Rights, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment to defendant affirmed where since plaintiff failed to file a rule 56(f) affidavit, the district court did not abuse its discretion in...

QUINTANA v. GIBSON

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Judgement Enforcement, Workers' Compensation
Trial court's order granting defendant's motion for satisfaction of judgment is affirmed where the noticed motion procedure set forth in Code of Civil...

GLASSMAN v. MCNAB

Attorney's Fees, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In a dispute over an arbitration award, the district court's confirmation of the award in favor of plaintiff is affirmed where section 6200 of the...

WHEELER v. MO HIGHWAY & TRANS.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law, Sanctions
In an employment discrimination case, the district court's judgment in favor of plaintiff is affirmed where the evidence was sufficient to support...

JOHNSON v. FLORIDA

Attorney's Fees, Remedies
In cases arising over conditions at a former state-run mental health facility, the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying the state's...

PARROTT v. THE MOORING TOWNHOMES ASSOC., INC

Attorney's Fees, Remedies
Award of attorney fees to defendant after plaintiffs voluntarily dismissed their complaint is affirmed where the trial court has the authority to...

AVONDALE INDUSTRIES, INC. v. DAVIS

Attorney's Fees, Workers' Compensation
Benefits Review Board award of $15,500 in attorneys' fees to defendant pursuant to section 28(b) of the Longshoreman and Harbor Workers' Compensation...

DEERING PRECISION INSTRUMENTS, L.L.C. v. VECTOR DISTRIB. SYS., INC.

Attorney's Fees, Intellectual Property, Patent
In an infringement action concerning a patent for a scale, grant of summary judgment of no literal infringement and denial of defendant's motion for...

GLASSROTH v. MOORE

Attorney's Fees, Constitutional Law, Remedies
In an action under 42 U.S.C. section 1988(b), the grant of reasonable fees and costs to plaintiff is remanded where the defendant, a Chief Justice,...

LAMPS PLUS, INC. v. SEATTLE LIGHTING FIXTURE CO.

Attorney's Fees, Copyright, Intellectual Property
A table lamp will not be afforded copyright protection where sufficient originality did not arise from the assemblage of its component parts as...