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DO v. SUPERIOR COURT OF ORANGE COUNTY (NGUYEN)

Attorney's Fees, Sanctions
Fees or monetary sanctions in the form of fees may be ordered where the award does not result in disparate treatment between litigants, regardless of...

WEBB v. SLOAN

Attorney's Fees, Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law
Deputy district attorneys are final policymakers in Nevada for purposes of establishing municipal liability under 42 U.S.C. section 1983, thus a jury...

WIGGINS v. ESTATE OF WRIGHT

Attorney's Fees, Injury & Tort Law
When survivors in a wrongful death action have competing claims and are represented by separate attorneys, awarding attorneys' fees in a manner...

BOSTON & MAINE CORP. v. TOWN OF AYER

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Transportation
An award of attorneys' fees and costs under 42 U.S.C. section 1988 is vacated where a town attempted to enforce its own environmental regulations in...

JACKSON v. STATE BD. OF PARDONS AND PAROLES

Attorney's Fees, Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure
The Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1995 applies to defendant's underlying section 1983 action, and thus to his motion for attorney's fees and...

ALAMEDA FILMS S A DE C V v. AUTHORS RIGHTS RESTORATION CORP. INC;

Attorney's Fees, Copyright, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, International Law, Media Law
The district court's ruling (1) determining that production companies, such as the plaintiffs, can hold copyrights under Mexican law, (2)permitting...

LEASEHOLD EXPENSE RECOVERY, INC. v. MOTHER'S WORK, INC.

Attorney's Fees, Contracts, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Landlord Tenant Law
In an action arising from a contingency fee contract under Texas law, (1) plaintiff was entitled to compensation only for charges that defendant...

KOAM PRODUCE, INC. v. DIMARE HOMESTEAD, INC.

Agriculture, Attorney's Fees, Commercial Law, Contracts
A reparations award under the Perishable Agriculture Commodities Act is affirmed, as price-adjustment agreements were voidable under the doctrine of...

JAMES v. SANTELLA

Attorney's Fees, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
The Merit Systems Protection Board acted permissibly and lawfully in adopting the "substantially innocent" standard in 5 U.S.C. section 1204(m)(1)...

OTTO v. PENNSYLVANIA STATE EDUC. ASS'N

Attorney's Fees, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law
Every union collecting fair-share fees from non-union members must subject its disclosed financial information to independent auditor verification,...