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Otay Land Co. v. United Enterprises Ltd.

Attorney's Fees, Environmental Law
An award of costs of litigation under 28 USC section 1919 to defendants sued for CERCLA cleanup costs is vacated and the case remanded, where the...

Bates v. Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital, Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Elder Law, Health Law
In a suit against a hospital under the Elder Abuse and Dependent Adult Civil Protection Act that the appellant dismissed against the respondent after...

Tri-State, Inc. v. Long Beach Community College District

Attorney's Fees, Construction, Education Law, Government Contracts
In an electrician's action to enforce a stop notice so it could recover the reasonable value of labor and materials furnished on a project owned by a...

Ward v. US Postal Service

Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
A petitioner is found to be a "prevailing party" under EAJA and is therefore entitled to the attorney's fees incurred during his Federal Circuit...

Hilton v. Wright

Attorney's Fees, Civil Rights, Health Law
In a suit under 42 USC section 1983, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and the Rehabilitation Act against the New York State Department of...

Lefemine v. Wideman

Attorney's Fees, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law
In a case under 42 USC section 1983 in which it was accepted for purposes of appeal that the actions of government officials were an impermissible...

Bywaters v. US

Attorney's Fees, Class Actions, Property Law & Real Estate
In a case in which class plaintiffs prevailed on their Little Tucker Act takings compensation claims against the United States, the district court's...

People v. Superior Court (Menigoz)

Attorney's Fees, Property Law & Real Estate
In eminent domain proceedings in which the Department of Transportation (DOT) and property owners agreed to a stipulated judgment, a peremptory writ...

Rey v. Madera Unified School District

Attorney's Fees, Education Law, Elections
In school-board election litigation that resulted in an award of attorney fees and costs to the plaintiffs under the California Voting Rights Act...

Balsam v. Trancos, Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Communications Law, Consumer Protection Law, Cyberspace Law
In a suit alleging violations of the Anti-spam law and the Consumers Legal Remedies Act (CLRA): 1) judgment awarding statutory damages and attorney...