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LABOTEST, INC. v. BONTA

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights
A plaintiff who obtains a court order, incorporating an agreement that includes relief sought by the plaintiff in the lawsuit, is a prevailing party...

AKOPYAN v. BARNHART

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Government Benefits
A "sentence four remand" under 42 U.S.C. section 405(g), concerning decisions of the Commissioner of Social Security, constituted a final judgment for...

PASCHAL v. FLAGSTAR BANK, FSB

Attorney's Fees, Banking Law, Civil Rights, Remedies
When only one set of plaintiffs ultimately prevailed in a mortgage-lending discrimination lawsuit, attorney fees and interest must be reduced to...

OXFORD ASSET MGMT., LTD. v. JAHARIS

Attorney's Fees, Securities Law
Claims under section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933 were properly dismissed where defendant had no duty to disclose relevant prescription data in a...

WATTERS v. WASHINGTON METRO. AREA TRANSIT AUTH.

Attorney's Fees, Injury & Tort Law, Transportation
A transit authority's sovereign immunity bars a suit brought for failure to honor an attorney's lien on the proceeds of a personal injury settlement,...

PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF CENTRAL NEW JERSEY v. THE ATTORNEY GEN. OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law
A District of New Jersey court rule, extending the time for filing an attorney's fee application, is a valid exception to FRCP 54(d) requirements as...

FISH v. ST. CLOUD STATE UNIV.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Rights, Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law
In determining an attorney's fees award after a class of female university faculty members settled their gender discrimination claims, the district...

PEOPLE v. FULTON

Attorney's Fees, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
Although Penal Code section 1202.4(f)(3) authorizes restitution only for that portion of attorney fees attributable to a victim's recovery of economic...

LOLLEY v. CAMPBELL

Attorney's Fees, Labor & Employment Law
The superior court may assess attorney's fees, under Labor Code section 98.2(c), against an employer who unsuccessfully appeals an administrative...

CARROLL v. INTERSTATE BRANDS CORP.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Contracts
An attorney's lien was improperly ordered "expunged," where the trial court lacked jurisdiction to assess the validity of the lien, due to questions...