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Aleman v. Airtouch Cellular

Attorney's Fees, Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiffs' putative class action against their employer asserting wage claims, the judgment of the trial court is affirmed in part, reversed in...

Zintel Holdings, LLC v. McLean

Attorney's Fees, Contracts, Landlord Tenant Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a suit between an apartment owner and two tenants, a mother and her son, over the leases of two units, judgment of the trial court is: 1) affirmed...

Cent. Pension Fund of the Int'l Union of Operating Engineers & Participating Employers v. Ray Haluch Gravel Co.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit brought by a union-affiliated benefit funds against an employer for unpaid remittances covered by a collective bargaining agreement and...

D.F. v. Collingswood Borough Bd. of Educ.

Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Education Law, Government Law
In a parent's due process petition alleging violation of her son's rights under the Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act (IDEA), the...

Torres-Santiago v. Municipality of Adjuntas

Attorney's Fees, Civil Rights, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiffs' civil rights action against a municipality and various defendants, claiming defendants engaged in unlawful political discrimination in...

JCC Dev. Corp. v. Levy

Attorney's Fees, Contracts, Debt Collection
In a suit for breach of contract, alleging that defendant overcharged plaintiff in interest under the promissory note and in attorney fees purportedly...

Petrella v. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Copyright, Sanctions
In an action for copyright infringement, unjust enrichment and accounting against a major Hollywood studio and others, claiming that defendants...

Costa v. Comm'r of Soc. Sec. Admin.

Government Law, Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees
In an action for social security disability benefits, the decision of the magistrate judge granting petitioner's request for reasonable attorney's...

Whitserve, LLC. v. Whitmyer

Attorney's Fees, Intellectual Property, Patent
In an action for infringement of patents directed to automating delivery of professional services and technology for backing up client data, judgment...

In re Marriage of Hofer

Attorney's Fees, Family Law, Sanctions
A husband's appeal of the a trial court's orders to pay his wife's attorney fees and costs pursuant to Family Code section 2030 in marital dissolution...