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California Building Assn. v. Bay Area Air Quality Management Dist.

Attorney's Fees, Environmental Law
The promulgation of thresholds of significance by a public agency is not itself a "project" subject to CEQA review, thus the judgment that issued a...

Monolitihic Power Sys., Inc. v. O2 Micro Intl. Ltd.

Attorney's Fees, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent case between two parties involved in decade-long litigation, the district court's decision finding this case exceptional and award of...

Taurus IP, LLC v. DaimlerChrysler Corporation

Attorney's Fees, Contracts, Intellectual Property, Patent, Sanctions
In two cases arising from plaintiff's allegations that defendants' external websites infringed plaintiff's '658 patent relating to a computer system...

Honchariw v. County of Stanislaus

Attorney's Fees, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
The trial court's denial of plaintiff's motion for attorney's fees under the Housing Accountability Act, following his successful challenge to...

Ellis v. Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Class Actions, Sanctions
The trial court's orders in a class action suit imposing monetary sanctions against plaintiff's counsel, awarding her no attorney fees, and awarding...

Albanese v. Menounos

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Entertainment Law, Injury & Tort Law
In an action brought by plaintiff, a stylist, against defendant, a television personality, for defamation and other torts, the trial court's order...

Lagstein v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's of London

Attorney's Fees, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Insurance Law
Following plaintiff's successful result in obtaining confirmation of an arbitration award against defendant-insurer regarding his disability insurance...

Gallo v. Department of Transportation

Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Government Benefits, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
Petitioner's request for attorney's fees under the Back Pay Act and Federal Circuit Rule 47.7 is denied, because this court lacks the statutory...

Franklin Advisers, Inc. v. CDO Plus Master Fund, Ltd.

Attorney's Fees, Banking Law, Contracts, Securities Law
In a dispute over the payment of a contingent collateral management fee, the district court's orders denying defendant-shareholders summary judgment,...

Eastern Associated Coal Corporation v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs

Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
The decision by the Benefits Review Board (the BRB) affirming the Administrative Law Judge's award of attorney's fees and other related fees the Black...