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MURRAY v. CITY OF ONAWA

Attorney's Fees, Civil Rights
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 claim for alleged stalking and harassment by a police officer, jury instructions were proper and required plaintiff to...

TUCHSCHER DEV. ENTERS., INC. v. SAN DIEGO UNIFIED PORT DIST.

Attorney's Fees, Contracts, Property Law & Real Estate
Where the proposed development of Crystal Bay is a matter of public interest, defendants' statements and writings fall within section 425.16(e)(4) of...

US v. RIPA

Asset Forfeiture, Attorney's Fees, Judgement Enforcement, Tax Law
Plaintiff can assert no priority on behalf of his attorney's lien over the federal tax liens under 26 U.S.C. section 6323(b)(8). District court is not...

OLSON v. COHEN

Attorney's Fees, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Legal Malpractice
Where a law corporation fails to register with the State Bar as required by the Business and Professions Code section 17206.1, disgorgement of legal...

LAUER v. BARNHART

Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Government Benefits, Health Law
In assessing a motion for attorneys' fees and costs under the Equal Access to Justice Act after denial of a claim for social security benefits, the...

HADIX v. JOHNSON

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Class Actions, Constitutional Law
Denial of an inmate's motion for costs and an incentive award for his role as a class representative is affirmed, in a civil rights action brought by...

THE SHAW GROUP INC. v. TRIPLEFINE INT'L CORP.

Attorney's Fees, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
Injunction from claiming attorney fees vacated because the parties' arbitration agreement provides for all disputes to be referred to the...

GRAUSZ v. ENGLANDER

Attorney's Fees, Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Legal Malpractice
In a professional malpractice action filed by a Chapter 11 debtor against the law firm that represented him in his bankruptcy case, the district court...

IN RE MARRIAGE OF MURPHY

Attorney's Fees, Family Law
Under section 508(a)(3.1) of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act, the appellate court's conclusion that appellant did not...

LE v. UNIV. OF PENNSYLVANIA

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
A university technician claiming national origin discrimination and retaliation did not mitigate his damages. Failure to apportion was not fatal to an...