Attorney's Fees, Breach of Contract

Estée Lauder v. OneBeacon Insurance Group – Expanding the Scope of Discovery in Bad Faith Cases

by Jennifer Clark, Stacey Farrell, Angelo Savino | Cozen O'Connor on 5/15/2013

On April 15, 2013, the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York, granted the insured’s request for the production of certain claims file material and previously sealed discovery in Estée Lauder Inc. v....more

Appellate Notes: Week of April 18th

by Edward McCreery III | Pullman & Comley, LLC on 5/14/2013

Welcome to our Supreme and Appellate Court summaries webpage. On this page, I provide abbreviated summaries of decisions from the Connecticut appellate courts which highlight important issues and developments in Connecticut...more

Government Agrees to Pay $2.5 Million to Settle Contract Dispute

by Nancie G. Marzulla on 4/25/2013

On April 24, 2013, the United States agreed to settle a breach of contract lawsuit, International Industrial Park, Inc. v. United States, Case No. 09-691C, stipulating to the entry of final judgment and to payment of...more

Courts Continue to Split on Whether Defense Obligation Is a First Party Benefit Under Colorado Law, but Agree Duty to Defend Is a...

by Nadia Bugaighis, Christopher Clemenson | Cozen O'Connor on 3/19/2013

In D.R. Horton, Inc.—Denver v. Mountain States Mutual Casualty Co., No. 12-cv-01080 (February 25, 2013), another U.S. District Court judge for the District of Colorado determined a liability insured seeking defense costs from...more

Another California Court Awards Attorneys' Fees in Bad-Faith Trade Secret and Patent Inventorship Lawsuit

by Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 2/26/2013

Earlier this month, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California awarded more than $11 million in attorneys' fees and costs to three trade secret defendants, finding that plaintiffs who had raised a claim...more

High court set to examine prevailing party attorney fees

by Gary Watt | Archer Norris PLC on 2/25/2013

Originally published in The Daily Journal on 2/6/13. Last month, the state Supreme Court granted review of the question, “Is the party who obtains the dismissal of a contract action entirely on procedural grounds...more

Fee Awards in Contract Actions

by Archer Norris PLC on 2/11/2013

The California Supreme Court is reviewing the following question: "Is a party who obtains the dismissal of a contract action entirely on procedural grounds entitled to an award of attorney fees under Civil Code section 1717...more

Diamond Aircraft Piloting a Change in Floridas Attorneys Fees Law

by Fuerst Ittleman David & Joseph, PL on 1/14/2013

In Florida, in the absence of a written “prevailing party” clause in a contract or another such contractual basis for fees, prevailing civil litigants generally may recover their attorneys fees from non-prevailing parties...more

Arizona Court of Appeals Issues Decision Related to the Application of the Statute of Repose and Economic Loss Doctrine for...

by Joshua Grabel, Jennifer R. Phillips | Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. on 12/20/2012

On December 4, 2012, the Arizona Court of Appeals issued a decision in Sullivan v. Pulte Home Corporation that will have significant implications in the construction industry. The case revolved around a home built by Pulte in...more

The Lack Of An Enforceable Contract Does Not Require Denial Of Attorney Fees Claim

by David J. McMahon | Barger & Wolen on 12/13/2012

In Douglas E. Barnhart Inc. v. CMC Fabricators Inc., 2012 DJDAR 15717 (2012), the California Court of Appeal for the Fourth Appellate District decided a unique and interesting claim for attorney fees arising from the alleged...more

DC Law Firm Sues POM Wonderful for Breach of Contract

by Price Benowitz LLP on 9/13/2010

Pomegranate juice maker POM Wonderful has become notorious for their litigation against competing juice makers, including Welch Foods Inc., Tropicana Products Inc., Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc. and Coca-Cola Co. (Minute...more

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