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Children and Families Commission of Fresno County v. Brown

Attorney's Fees, Government Law, Health Law, Tax Law
In an action alleging that the Legislature exceeded its authority in enacting AB 99, asserting the measure interfered with local control of commission...

Carter v. Incorporated Village of Ocean Beach

Attorney's Fees, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action in which plaintiffs alleged multiple wrongful termination and defamation claims, the district court's order granting attorney's fee and...

Erickson v. USPS

Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Attorney's Fees, Government Benefits
Petitioner's application for attorney fees in connection with his two appeals to this court regarding his claims under the Uniformed Services...

Merit Construction Alliance v. City of Quincy

Government Contracts, Government Law, Attorney's Fees, ERISA
In a challenge to defendant-city's ordinance that requires bidders on municipal public works projects to engage in a bona fide apprentice training...

Lee v. Hanley

Attorney's Fees, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
Dismissal of an action against defendant-former attorney to collect unused attorney fees is reversed and remanded, where: 1) to the extent a claim is...

Lefemine v. Wideman

Attorney's Fees, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law
The district court's denial of plaintiff's motion for attorneys' fees, following his successful suit against defendant-officials for First Amendment...

Avila v. City of Los Angeles

Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
Judgment in favor of plaintiff-police officer who claimed the defendant's police department fired him in retaliation for testifying in a Fair Labor...

Inhale, Inc. v. Starbuzz Tobacco, Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Intellectual Property, Copyright
Summary judgment and award of attorneys' fees in favor of the defendant in an action under the Copyright Act is affirmed, where: 1) the shape of a...

Anderson v. City and County of San Francisco

Attorney's Fees, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment in favor of defendant-county in a Title VII case in which plaintiff-deputies challenged a policy prohibiting male deputies from...

ING Global v. United Parcel Service Oasis Supply Corporation

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Contracts
The district court's order setting aside a verdict awarding plaintiff attorney's fees on breach of contract claims is reversed and remanded, where: 1)...