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OSCAR GRUSS & SON, INC. v. HOLLANDER

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Remedies
In a breach of contract action, although subject matter jurisdiction exists, the district court's determinations of 1) damages for failure to deliver...

MARIE Y. v. GEN. STAR INDEM. CO.

Attorney's Fees, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Professional Malpractice
Although defendant insurer breached its duty to defend insured for "dental incidents," it never had a duty to indemnify insured for suits arising from...

GIBSON v. CARUTHERSVILLE SCH. DIST. NO. 8

Attorney's Fees, Education Law, Labor & Employment Law
Teacher's nonrenewal and noncompletion of termination hearing did not deprive teacher of due process, and the teacher was also afforded right to clear...

UNION OF NEEDLETRADES, INDUS. AND TEXTILE EMPLOYEES v. US IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERV.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights
In view of the Supreme Court's decision in Buckhannon Bd. & Care Home v. West Virginia Dep't of Health & Human Res., 532 U.S. 598 (2001), a...

IN RE: MADISON GUAR. SAV. & LOAN

Attorney's Fees, Government Law
Under the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (Act), a former President and his wife were not entitled to reimbursement of attorneys' fees incurred...

WAYMARK CORP. v. PORTA SYS. CORP.

Attorney's Fees, Sanctions
As none of the bases for sanctions under 35 U.S.C. section 235 and 15 U.S.C. section 1117(a) was sound, the award of attorneys' fees as sanctions...

CROWE v. BOLDUC

Attorney's Fees, Contracts
A restriction on cross-examination for bias as evidenced by a contingent fee agreement on the ground that the witnesses are attorneys was not...

BOB SCHULTZ MOTORS, INC. v. KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP., U.S.A.

Attorney's Fees, Commercial Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
District court did not err in confirming an arbitrator's award in a dispute between a motorcycle dealer and its distributor, including a finding that...

MULLANE v. CHAMBERS

Admiralty, Attorney's Fees, Judgement Enforcement
The recording statute relating to federally documented vessels, 46 U.S.C. section 31321, renders an unrecorded bill of sale or conveyance invalid as...

BARNARD v. LANGER

Attorney's Fees, Legal Malpractice, Sanctions
In a negligence action against plaintiff's law firm for accepting a land dispute settlement for too little money, the grant of a non-suit in favor of...