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Barnard v. Theobald

Attorney's Fees, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law
Judgment for plaintiffs in an action alleging that defendant police officers used excessive force is: 1) affirmed in part, where the jury verdict was...

Castillo Grand, LLC v. Sheraton Operating Corporation

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law
The district court's order awarding defendant $200,000 in attorney's fees and $30,000 in costs, is vacated and remanded with directions to delete the...

Joyce v. Town of Dennis, MA

Attorney's Fees, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Remedies
Following judgment in favor of plaintiff on her claim of gender discrimination arising out of defendants' denying her entry into a men's golf...

Moffat v. US Department of Justice

Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Government Law
In action under the Freedom of Information Act in which plaintiff sought information from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) that he believes...

Mali v. Federal Insurance Company

Property Law & Real Estate, Attorney's Fees, Insurance Law
The district court's judgment in favor of defendant-insurer denying plaintiff-insureds' claim for a barn that was destroyed in a fire is affirmed,...

Gaia House Mezz LLC v. State Street Bank & Trust Co.

Attorney's Fees, Banking Law, Construction, Contracts, Property Law & Real Estate
In dispute involving the parties' mezzanine loan agreement, the district court's judgment finding defendant unlawfully demanded approximately $4.5...

J.R. Marketing v. Hartford Casualty

Attorney's Fees, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In action for reimbursement of allegedly excessive or otherwise inappropriate legal fees and costs billed by independent counsel for plaintiff to...

Interfaith Community Organization v. Honeywell International, Inc

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Environmental Law
The district court's declaration that the offers of judgment pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 68 were null and void, is reversed, and the attorney's fee...

Higher Taste, Inc. v. City of Tacoma

Attorney's Fees, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law
In action under 42 U.S.C. 1983 in which plaintiff sought to continue to sell message-bearing T-shirts on public walkways in front of and leading to...

San Joaquin Raptor Rescue Center v. County of Merced (Morris)

Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Environmental Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
The portion of the trial court's judgment finding that a violation of the Ralph M. Brown Act had occurred is affirmed, where: 1) defendant's Planning...