The Oyez Project: Attorneys Issues - Attorneys' Fees Decisions

Ardestani v. Immigration And Naturalization Service - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 10 Dec 1991 12:00:00 -0500

No details yet.

Arlington Central School District Board of Education v. Murphy - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 26 Jun 2006 12:00:00 -0500

Does the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act permit parents to recover fees they pay to experts during legal actions against school districts?

Blanchard v. Bergeron - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 21 Feb 1989 12:00:00 -0500

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Bowen v. Galbreath - Opinion Announcement

Wed, 24 Feb 1988 12:00:00 -0500

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Buckhannon Board & Care Home v. West Virginia - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 29 May 2001 12:00:00 -0500

Does the term "prevailing party" include a party that has failed to secure a judgment on the merits or a court-ordered consent decree, but has nonetheless achieved the desired result because the lawsuit brought about a voluntary change in the defendant's conduct?

Christiansburg Garment Co. v. EEOC - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 23 Jan 1978 12:00:00 -0500

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City Of Burlington v. Dague - Opinion Announcement

Wed, 24 Jun 1992 12:00:00 -0500

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Department of Labor v. Triplett - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 27 Mar 1990 12:00:00 -0500

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Fogerty v. Fantasy, Inc. - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 01 Mar 1994 12:00:00 -0500

Do federal courts have discretion over whether or not to force a loosing party to pay all or part of the victorious party's attorney's fees?

Gisbrecht v. Barnhart - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 28 May 2002 12:00:00 -0500

Do lodestar fee awards for attorneys who successfully represent Social Security benefits claimants in court, under 42 USC section 406(b), displace contingent-fee agreements within the statutory ceiling?

Kay v. Ehrler - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 16 Apr 1991 12:00:00 -0500

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Lamie v. United States Trustee - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 26 Jan 2004 12:00:00 -0500

Did Congress intend to omit bankruptcy attorneys from the list of people a corporation could pay during Chapter 7 bankruptcy proceedings?

Martin v. Franklin Capital Corp. - Opinion Announcement

Wed, 07 Dec 2005 12:00:00 -0500

What standard should federal courts use when determining whether to award attorney's fees after an improperly removed case is remanded to state court?

Martin v. Hadix - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 21 Jun 1999 12:00:00 -0500

Does the federal Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1995 limit an attorney's fees for post-judgment monitoring services that were pending when the Act became effective?

Scarborough v. Principi - Opinion Announcement

Mon, 03 May 2004 12:00:00 -0500

May someone who won a suit against the government and applied for repayment of attorney's fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act amend his application to assert that the government's position in the suit was not "substantially justified"?

Venegas v. Mitchell - Opinion Announcement

Wed, 18 Apr 1990 12:00:00 -0500

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West Virginia Univ. Hospitals, Inc. v. Casey - Opinion Announcement

Tue, 19 Mar 1991 12:00:00 -0500

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