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Therasense, Inc. v. Becton, Dickinson and Company

Attorney's Fees, Drugs & Biotech, Intellectual Property, Patent
The district court's denial of defendants' request for various fees based on an eight-year long infringement suit over patents related to blood...

Lincoln v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs

Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Workers' Compensation
The petition for attorney's fees for petitioner's pursuit of a claim for disability benefits under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act...

Donachie v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.

Attorney's Fees, ERISA, Insurance Law
The district court's orders granting summary judgment to plaintiff on his claim for long term disability benefits pursuant to the Employee Retirement...

International Union v. Ray Haluch Gravel Inc.

Attorney's Fees, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
Following judgment in favor of plaintiff- employee benefit plan in an action to recover unpaid employee-related remittances allegedly due under a...

Carter v. Caleb Brett LLC

Attorney's Fees
The district court's order awarding plaintiff $14,268.50 in attorneys' fees and costs on his fee petition in the amount of $22,585 is vacated and...

Law v. Siegel

Attorney's Fees, Bankruptcy Law, Constitutional Law, Sanctions
The Bankruptcy Court exceeded the limits of its authority when it ordered that the $75,000 protected by the debtor's homestead exemption be made...

Guertin v. US

Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Constitutional Law, Government Law
In an action arising out of the refusal by defendant, the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to authorize reimbursement...

Robert v. Stanford University

Attorney's Fees, Labor & Employment Law
The trial court's order requiring plaintiff to pay $100,000 in attorney's fees to defendant after defendant prevailed in plaintiff's action under the...

Matusick v. Erie County Water Authority

Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Judgment for plaintiff in an action alleging employment discrimination and harassment is: 1) affirmed in part, where plaintiff presented sufficient...

Mason v. Shinseki

Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Government Benefits
The rejection of the veteran's attorney's Notice of Disagreement (NOD) that contested the denial of his direct fee request is affirmed, where: 1) the...