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Levitt v. Brooks

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Attorney's Fees
In an attorney's fees dispute, the district court's grant of the attorney's motion to compel payment is affirmed, where: 1) ancillary jurisdiction...

Martinez v. Brownco Construction Co., Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Construction, Injury & Tort Law
On appeal of an award of costs after a successful personal injury suit against a construction company that had performed demolition work at the...

Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. v. W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Intellectual Property, Patent, Remedies
In patent infringement litigation involving a patent for prosthetic vascular grafts, the judgment in the district court in favor of the plaintiff is...

Secalt, S.A. v. Wuxi Shenxi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.

Attorney's Fees, Construction, Intellectual Property, Trade Dress
In a suit claiming that the defendant's traction hoists infringed the trade dress of the plaintiffs' traction hoist, the district court’s grant of...

Lewow v. Surfside III Condominium Owners' Ass'n, Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure
In a case in which judgment was entered in favor of a condominium association on a complaint for failure to perform its duties, against a plaintiff...

Marriage of Wahl

Sanctions, Attorney's Fees, Family Law
On appeal from an order requiring an ex-wife to pay to her former husband $552,153.28 in attorney's fees and costs as a sanction because of her...

Fair Housing Council of San Fernando Valley v. Roommate.com, LLC

Attorney's Fees, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Cyberspace Law, Landlord Tenant Law
In a suit alleging that a roommate-matching service website’s questions requiring disclosure of sex, sexual orientation and familial status, and its...

Lore v. City of Syracuse

Civil Rights, Evidence, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure
In a case alleging illegal retaliation against a city police officer under Title VII and the New York State Human Rights Law (HRL) because of her...

EEOC v. Great Steaks, Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
On a defendant's motion for attorney's fees after it had prevailed on a Title VII claim by the EEOC alleging sexual harassment of an employee, the...

Munoz v. Sociedad Espanola de Auxilio Mutuo y Beneficiencia de Puerto Rico

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
In a retaliation case under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA) and Puerto Rico's general tort statute known as Article 1802, in...