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Hendricks and Lewis PLLC v. Clinton

Attorney's Fees, Constitutional Law, Intellectual Property, Copyright, Judgement Enforcement
The district court's order appointing a receiver and authorizing the sale of master sound recording copyrights in an action between defendant-musician...

Chodos v. Borman

Attorney's Fees, Contracts, Family Law
Judgment in favor of plaintiff-attorney, who brought an action against defendant-client for the reasonable value of the services he rendered in two...

Marcum LLP v. US

Attorney's Fees, Constitutional Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Dismissal of plaintiff's Fifth Amendment takings claim seeking compensation for unpaid legal fees incurred for work rendered as a court-appointed...

Meyer v. Colvin

Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Government Benefits, Health Law
The district court's denial of social security claimant's motion for attorney's fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act is affirmed, where: 1) the...

In re World Trade Center Disaster

Attorney's Fees, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
In consolidated appeals, the district court's orders issued with respect to the settlement of personal injury claims brought by individuals...

Hill v. Degery

Attorney's Fees, Contracts, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action for alleged violations of a written easement agreement, the trial court's post-judgment order awarding contractual attorney fees to...

Zalewski v. Cicero Builder Dev., Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Construction, Intellectual Property, Copyright
In an action in which plaintiff-architect alleges copyright infringement and violations of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) against...

Laguna v. Coverall North America, Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law
The district court's approval of a proposed class action settlement agreement, and the award of attorneys' fees to the attorneys for the proposed...

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...

Stanczyk v. City of New York

Attorney's Fees, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law
The district court's judgment in favor of plaintiff in her 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action alleging excessive force awarding her $55,000 in compensatory...