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WEAVER v. DIR., OFFICE OF WORKERS' COMP. PROGRAMS

Admiralty, Attorney's Fees, Injury & Tort Law, Workers' Compensation
Under the fee-shifting provision of the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, if an employer controverts a claim within the 30-day window...

NAT'L ASSOC. OF LETTER CARRIERS v. NAT'L LABOR RELATIONS BD.

Attorney's Fees, Labor & Employment Law
Where union stewards prevent a non-union employee from filing a grievance, the NLRA gives the Board remedial discretion to remedy such practices, in...

US v. BRAUNSTEIN

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure
Hyde Amendment Appeals are governed by Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 4(a), and the defendant, as the prevailing party in criminal prosecution,...

PAMIDA, INC. v. E.S. ORIGINALS, INC.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure
In an indemnification action seeking costs and attorney fees for defense and settlement of patent infringement action, the work product privilege was...

SMYTH v. RIVERO

Attorney's Fees, Family Law, Government Benefits
Where plaintiff-welfare applicants initially obtained a preliminary injunction and later reached a settlement of their claims with the defendant, they...

PEREZ-ARELLANO v. SMITH

Attorney's Fees, Immigration Law
A "prevailing party" under the Equal Access to Justice Act must be one who gained by judgment or consent decree a material alteration of the legal...

MCLANE, GRAF, RAULERSON & MIDDLETON, P.A. v. RECHBERGER

Attorney's Fees
The district court's award of attorney fees in a multi-party dispute was proper where defendant's conduct refuted his contention that the unwritten...

OLIVE v. MASS

Attorney's Fees, Criminal Law & Procedure, Ethics & Disciplinary Code
By accepting an appointment as a registry attorney in Florida for death penalty cases, the attorney is not foreclosed from seeking compensation if it...

GEMINI ALUMINUM CORP. v. CALIFORNIA CUSTOM SHAPES, INC.

Attorney's Fees, Injury & Tort Law
Court's finding of bad faith on the part of unsuccessful plaintiff, who, despite any proof of economic value, persisted with its misappropriation...

BERNHARDT v. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES

Attorney's Fees, Constitutional Law
A plaintiff who is unable to obtain a civil rights attorney because of a city's lump sum settlement policy, under 42 U.S.C. section 1983, was found to...