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Prevailing Party De Novo Standard of Review

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Fifth Circuit: Procedural Win Is Not Grounds for Attorney’s Fees

The Fifth Circuit concluded that a plan participant was not entitled to recover attorneys’ fees for obtaining a remand order requiring the district court to apply a de novo, rather than abuse of discretion, standard of review...more

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The 9th Circuit Injects Some “Octane” into the Lanham Act Attorneys’ Fee Provision

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In the immortal words of the most recent Nobel Laureate in literature, “the times they are a changin.’” Section 35(a) of the Lanham Act provides that “[t]he court in exceptional cases may award reasonable attorney fees to...more

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