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  • June 1, 1999 | New York Law Journal

    Fee-Shifting in Civil Rights Cases

    When a plaintiff prevails in an action under a law designed to protect individual civil rights, she is normally entitled by statute to have her reasonable attorneys' fees paid by the losing defenda

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  • Black v. Jackson

    Publication Date: 2002-03-06
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    Date Filed: 2002-02-28
    Court: Tex. App. Dist. 12
    Judge: Leonard Davis, Chief Justice
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    Case Number: 12-01-00187-CV,,

    APPEAL FROM THE 4TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT OF RUSK COUNTY, TEXASAppellant Deborah K. Black ("Black") sued Appellees Bruce Jackson ("Bruce") and Vivian Jackson ("Vivian") in separate actions filed

  • Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. v. Superior Court (Rahm)

    Publication Date: 2012-02-15
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    Date Filed: 2012-02-15
    Court: C.A. 2nd
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    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Arnold & Porter, Lawrence A. Cox, Brian K. Condon; Taylor Blessey, N. Denise Taylor and Jennifer A. Scher for Petitioners. Cole Pedroza, Curtis A. Cole and Cassidy E. Cole for California Medical Association, California Hospital Association and California Dental Association, as Amici Curiae on behalf of Petitioners.
    for defendant: No appearance for Respondent. Schernoff Bidart Echeverria, Michael J. Bidart, Ricardo Echeverria, Steven Schuetze; The Ehrlich Law Firm and Jeffrey Isaac Ehrlich for Real Parties in Interest.
    Case Number: No. B233759

    Cite as 12 C.D.O.S. 1928 KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN, INC., et al., Petitioners, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT O

  • Hirsch v. State

    Publication Date: 2009-04-06
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    Date Filed: 2009-03-19
    Court: Tex. App. Dist. 2
    Judge: Terrie Livingston Justice
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    Case Number: 2-08-121-CR

    OPINIONIntroductionAppellant Charles Hirsch appeals the trial court's judgment convicting him of online solicitation of a minor. In three points, he asserts that the portion of the judgment requ

  • Barber v. T.D. Williamson, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2001-07-05
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    Date Filed: 2001-07-02
    Court: 10th Cir.
    Judge: HENRY and BRISCOE, Circuit Judges, and JENKINS, Senior District Judge
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    The full case caption appears at the end of this opinion. HENRY, Circuit Judge. Lenard Barber, who is half African American and half Native American, filed suit in state c

  • Healy v. Finz Finz PC, 16167/06

    Publication Date: 2010-06-17
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    Date Filed: 2010-05-19
    Court: Supreme Court, Nassau County
    Judge: Michele Woodard
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    Case Number: No CaseNumber

    Justice Michele M. Woodard NASSAU COUNTY Supreme Court Plaintiff's Attorney: Mark Anesh, Louis, Brisbois, Bisgaard & Smith The Defendant's attorney: Rob

  • State v. Williams

    Publication Date: 2001-06-22
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    Date Filed: 2001-06-19
    Court: N.J. Sup. Ct.
    Judge: Long, J.
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    Case Number: A-46 SEPTEMBER T

    Argued March 26, 2001On appeal from the Superior Court, Appellate Division.A grand jury indicted Roy R. Williams, Jr., an off-duty police officer, for firing his service revolver at the automobi

  • Matter of Altman v. New York City Department of Education, 110357/2005

    Publication Date: 2006-11-28
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    Date Filed: 2006-11-02
    Court: Supreme Court, New York County
    Judge: Paul Feinman
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    Case Number: 110357/2005

    NEW YORK COUNTY Supreme Court For the Petitioner: Blau, Kayman & Barrows By: Howard Blau, Esq. For the Respondent: Michael A. Cardozo, Esq.

  • June 26, 1999 | New York Law Journal

    Attorneys' Fees in a Nutshell

    Under the well-settled "American Rule," litigants, win or lose, generally must pay their own attorneys' fees, unless an award of attorneys' fees is authorized by contract, statute or equitable grou

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  • Church of Scientology Int'l v. Behar

    Publication Date: 2001-01-19
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    Date Filed: 2001-01-12
    Court: 2nd Cir.
    Judge: WALKER, Chief Judge, CABRANES and PARKER, Circuit Judges.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: BURT NEUBORNE, et al.
    for defendant: FLOYD ABRAMS, et al.
    Case Number: No. 98-9522

    The full case caption appears at the end of this opinion. JOHN M. WALKER, JR., Chief Judge:Plaintiff-appellant Church of Scientology International ("CSI") appeals from judg