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Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

A Grinchmas for Relators — First Circuit Denies Relators’ Requests for Attorneys’ Fees in Case Involving Issues of First...

The First Circuit gave defendant AthenaHealth something extra to celebrate this past holiday season when on December 21, 2022, in United States ex rel. Lovell v. AthenaHealth, Inc., it denied relators’ claims for over $1...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

Pro Se Lawyers Can Recover Attorneys' Fees Under Illinois Supreme Court Rule 137

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McCarthy v. Taylor, 2019 IL 123622 - Brief Summary - In a case of first impression, the Illinois Supreme Court held that a court is authorized under Illinois Supreme Court Rule 137(a) to impose sanctions in the form of...more

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The Limits Of “Taking The Lead Early”: A Dismissal Without Prejudice Will Not Support Defend Trade Secrets Act Attorney’s Fees

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On November 13, 2018, the United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, affirmed the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas’s denial of prevailing party attorneys’ fees in a matter of first impression...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Appeals Court Divided On Bad Faith Under Illinois Trade Secrets Act

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In a question of first impression, the Illinois Appellate Court recently addressed what constitutes “bad faith” for purposes of awarding attorneys’ fees to the prevailing party under §5 of the Illinois Trade Secret Act...more

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Borrower Who Obtains A Preliminary Injunction Is Entitled To A Fee Award

In Monterossa v. Superior Court (PNC Bank), 2015 DJDAR 6488, the California Court of Appeal for the Third District decided a case of first impression under Code of Civil Procedure Section 2924.12(i) enacted in 2012. The...more

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Attorney Fees Awarded In First Impression

In Ryan v. Editions Limited West Inc., 2015 DJDAR 5455, the U.S. Court of Appeal for the Ninth Circuit decided an important issue of first impression: does the Copyright Act of 1976 preclude enforcement of a contractual...more

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