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BOWLES v. QUANTUM CHEM. CO.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure
Where a contract specifies that the prevailing party in a dispute shall be entitled to all attorneys' fees actually incurred, the district court does...

ZUCKER v. WESTINGHOUSE ELEC. CORP.

Attorney's Fees, Class Actions, Corporation & Enterprise Law
In order for attorneys bringing a derivative shareholder's action to be entitled to fees upon settlement of the litigation, the commencement of the...

BERGER v. CITY OF MAYFIELD HEIGHTS

Attorney's Fees, Civil Rights
Plaintiffs who have prevailed against state authorities on constitutional grounds need not plead and rely specifically upon 42 USC 1983 in order to...

VOLK v. GONZALEZ

Attorney's Fees, Civil Rights
Attorneys' fees for work on the dispute involving attorneys' fees are directly and reasonably incurred in proving an actual violation of the...

FRITZ v. PRINCIPI

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure
Once a plaintiff has established entitlement to fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 USC 2412 for the underlying case, the plaintiff is...

NO BARRIERS, INC. v. BRINKER CHILI'S TEXAS, INC.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure
Where a plaintiff sues the wrong party, the district court is within its discretion to award attorneys' fees for the portion of trial occurring after...

SMALL v. RICHARD WOLF MED. INSTRUMENTS CORP.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure
Where the district court affords little credibility to the evidence presented by the prevailing party regarding an attorney's market rate, and the...

IN RE: CENDANT CORP. LITIG.

Attorney's Fees, Class Actions
In determining whether the retainer agreement between the lead plaintiff and lead counsel calls for excessive fees, the court should first use the...

EDELL & ASSOCS., P.C. v. LAW OFFICES OF PETER G. ANGELOS

Attorney's Fees, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
Where one law firm assists another law firm in contingency fee litigation on the express condition of sharing in the contingency fee award, silence...

KRAVITZ v. SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY (MILNER)

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure
A pro se litigant cannot recover attorney-s fees as a discovery sanction, but he can recover the "reasonable expenses" incurred, including...