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Benjamin, Weill & Mazer v. Kors

Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Attorney's Fees, Contracts
Trial court's order granting a law firm's petition to confirm an arbitration award and denying defendant's petition to vacate the award, arising from...

Western Watersheds Proj. v. Interior Bd. of Land Apps.

Administrative Law, Agriculture, Attorney's Fees, Environmental Law
In plaintiff's appeal from the district court's denial of attorney's fees to plaintiff under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), the order is...

Leonard Carder, LLP v. Patten, Faith & Sanford.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Class Actions
In plaintiff-law firm's suit seeking declaratory relief against defendant-law firm regarding distribution of attorney fees awarded in a stipulated...

Richards v. Louisiana Citizens Prop. Ins. Corp.

Attorney's Fees, Contracts, Debt Collection, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In an action against defendant-attorney seeking a contingency fee received by defendant in an underlying Hurricane Katrina property damage case on the...

Preston Law Firm, L.L.C. v. Mariner Health Care Mgmt. Co.

Attorney's Fees, Contracts
In an action by a law firm against a client for nonpayment of legal fees, judgment for plaintiff is vacated where a valid compromise was formed...

Tharp v. Tharp

Attorney's Fees, Family Law, Sanctions
In a marital dissolution proceeding, trial court's order denying wife's request for attorney's fees and costs incurred, and denying sanctions against...

Manson v. Shepherd

Attorney's Fees, Probate, Trusts & Estates
In a trustee's petition for settlement of first account and report and approval of attorney's fees over the objection of her deceased husband's four...

Jeter v. Astrue

Attorney's Fees, Government Benefits, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's appeal from the district court's denial of a contingency fee negotiated between plaintiff and his counsel, the order is affirmed where...

Carter v. Cohen

Attorney's Fees, Government Law, Landlord Tenant Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a landlord-tenant dispute, jury's determination that the tenant's excess rent payments amounted to $11,590 and an award of $25,575 in attorney's...

Newberry v. Burlington Basket Co.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
In an action alleging that defendant violated the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) and the Iowa Civil Rights Act (ICRA) by terminating...