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Griffin v. J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Debt Collection, Probate, Trusts & Estates
In plaintiff's appeal from the district court's grant of his ex-attorney's motion to intervene and judgment in favor of intervenor granting imposition...

Uzyel v. Kadisha

Attorney's Fees, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Probate, Trusts & Estates, Remedies
In beneficiaries' suit against a trustee for breach of trust, trial court's judgment is affirmed in part, reversed in part and remanded where: 1)...

Ctr. for Biological Diversity v. County of San Bernardino

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Construction, Environmental Law, Government Law
In an environmental group's suit challenging county's approval of certain residential development, trial court's order of fees and dismissal of...

Coons v. Indus. Knife Co., Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In plaintiff's suit under various state law product liability theories, for suffering a serious hand injury while changing an industrial paper-cutting...

Spine Solutions, Inc. v. Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Drugs & Biotech, Government Law, Health Law, Intellectual Property, Patent, Remedies
In a suit for infringement of a patent related to intervertebral implants used to replace discs between vertebrae in the spinal column that have...

McKissick v. Yuen

Attorney's Fees, Contracts, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Labor & Employment Law, Securities Law
In an action against plaintiff's former company and two of its former officers, accusing them of perpetrating a fraud that rendered her stock options...

Seller Agency Council, Inc. v. Kennedy Ctr. for Real Estate Educ., Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Education Law, Intellectual Property, Trademark
An order denying counter-claimants damages, attorneys' fees, and costs in an action for trademark infringement against plaintiffs is affirmed in part,...

Smith v. Selma Cmty. Hosp.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's successful suit against a hospital to have his hospital privileges reinstated, trial court's denial of his motion for attorney fees is...

Fisher v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In an action against Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and two Missouri police officers following an incident involving counterfeit money orders at a Raymore...

Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy v. Universal Paragon Corp.

Attorney's Fees, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Environmental Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
In defendant's suit against a law firm, claiming that an arbitrator's award of $7,554,149.13 in attorney fees and expenses for the law firm, related...