all - Opinion Summaries

Bank of America, N.A. v. Mitchell

Attorney's Fees, Banking Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action by an assignee bank against a foreclosed homeowner to recover on a loan secured by a second deed of trust, the trial court's sustaining...

Enmon v. Prospect Capital Corp.

Attorney's Fees, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Sanctions
In a case in which a law firm was sanctioned for acting in bad faith and engaging in frivolous and vexatious litigation by opposing an arbitration,...

Mount Vernon City School District v. Nova Casualty Co.

Attorney's Fees, Construction, Education Law, Government Contracts, Insurance Law
In a breach-of-contract action brought by a school district against the surety that issued a performance bond for a contractor working on a school...

Estate of Palumbo v. US

Attorney's Fees, Probate, Trusts & Estates
In a successful suit against the United States for an estate tax refund, the district court's denial of attorney's fees and costs to the estate is...

G. Voskanian Construction, Inc. v. Alhambra Unified School District

Attorney's Fees, Construction, Education Law, Government Contracts
In a suit by a general contractor to recover for extra work it performed on two public works contracts, the trial court's judgment in favor of the...

Companion Health Services, Inc. v. Kurtz

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Sanctions
In a Massachusetts state law contract dispute: 1) the district court's imposition of default as to a veil piercing count as a sanction on the...

Louis Vuitton Malletier S.A. v. LY USA, Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property, Trademark
In a suit alleging trademark counterfeiting and infringement, the judgment of the district court in favor of the plaintiff is affirmed, where: 1) the...

Baker v. Mulholland Security and Patrol, Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Labor & Employment Law
In a Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) retaliation case, the trial court's order awarding expert witness fees to the prevailing defendant is...

Matter of Bissell

Attorney's Fees, Insurance Law, Workers' Compensation
In a case in which a successful workers' compensation claimant obtained an award for future medical expenses against a third party, the Appellate...

Ryan v. Kellogg Partners Institutional Services

Attorney's Fees, Contracts, Labor & Employment Law, Securities Law
In a suit by a securities broker against his employer for failure to pay wages and breach of an oral contract to pay a bonus, the Appellate Division's...