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Jimenez v. Franklin

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure
In a case in which three of four defendants who were held jointly and severally liable for attorney's fees in a 42 USC section 1983 suit paid less...

Bickel v. Sunrise Assisted Living

Attorney's Fees, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In a suit against an assisted living facility that was ordered to arbitration with severance of one provision of the arbitration clause that specified...

Renee v. Duncan

Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Education Law
In a challenge to a federal regulation permitting teachers who are participating in alternative-route teacher training programs, but who have not yet...

Townsend v. Benjamin Enterprises, Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit by an employee who claimed sexual harassment and a human resources director who was investigating the allegation: 1) summary judgment to the...

Sumner Hill Homeowners' Ass'n, Inc. v. Rio Mesa Holdings, LLC

Attorney's Fees, Evidence, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies, Water Law
In a dispute between owners of property in a subdivision and a developer over access to a river, it is held that: 1) the developers' claims of public...

Toro Enterprises, Inc. v. Pavement Recycling Systems, Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Construction, Contracts
In a case in which a subcontractor prevailed against a general contractor in a dispute over contractual indemnity for a third-party suit, the trial...

Kirby v. Immoos Fire Protection, Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Labor & Employment Law
In a case including a claim alleging that an employer failed to provide rest periods as required by Labor Code section 226.7, an award of attorney's...

Hartnett v. Crosier

Attorney's Fees, Education Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit by a former employee of the San Diego County Office of Education against several Education Office employees, alleging they retaliated...

Western Watersheds Project v. Dep't of the Interior

Attorney's Fees, Government Law
In a long-running dispute involving federal grazing permits in Idaho, in which a conservation group prevailed in district court, an award of...

Farag v. ArvinMeritor, Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure
In a mesothelioma suit by a husband and wife, in which the plaintiffs rejected a defendant's CCP section 998 offer presented to both of them jointly...