30 Cited authorities

Fogerty v. Fantasy, Inc.
510 U.S. 517 (1994) Cited 2,824 times 30 Legal Analyses
Holding that under the Copyright Act fee-shifting statute, 17 U.S.C. § 505, defendants and plaintiffs are to be treated the same, contrary to the Court's interpretation of § 1988
Alyeska Pipeline Co. v. Wilderness Soc'y
421 U.S. 240 (1975) Cited 4,720 times 9 Legal Analyses
Holding American Rule governed absent specific statutory authorization for awarding attorney fees to prevailing party
Hall v. Cole
412 U.S. 1 (1973) Cited 959 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that the plaintiffs acted on behalf of all union members, and reimbursing the attorneys' fees from the union treasury, such that all union members in effect equally contributed to the costs of litigation
Reno Air Racing Ass'n., Inc. v. McCord
452 F.3d 1126 (9th Cir. 2006) Cited 735 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that district court did not abuse its discretion in declining to apply laches in trademark infringement action
Bambu Sales, Inc. v. Ozak Trading Inc.
58 F.3d 849 (2d Cir. 1995) Cited 381 times
Holding a default judgment was warranted when defendants ignored a discovery order for five months
Twin Peaks Productions v. Publications Intern
996 F.2d 1366 (2d Cir. 1993) Cited 332 times 7 Legal Analyses
Holding that book containing detailed synopses of episodes of television show "Twin Peaks" would, absent a fair use defense, infringe copyright on television show
Regal Knitwear Co. v. Board
324 U.S. 9 (1945) Cited 423 times
Holding "successors and assigns" are liable for contempt if they are properly within the scope of the injunction under Rule 65(d)
Matthew Bender Co., Inc. v. West Pub. Co.
240 F.3d 116 (2d Cir. 2001) Cited 206 times
Finding that "[t]his emphasis on objective reasonableness is firmly rooted in Fogerty's admonition that any factor a court considers in deciding whether to award attorneys' fees must be faithful to the purposes of the Copyright Act"
In re Baldwin-United Corp.
770 F.2d 328 (2d Cir. 1985) Cited 252 times 4 Legal Analyses
Holding All Writs Act "permits a district court to enjoin actions in state court where necessary to prevent relitigation of an existing federal judgment"
Vuitton et Fils S. A. v. Carousel Handbags
592 F.2d 126 (2d Cir. 1979) Cited 218 times
Holding that a “district judge, sitting in equity, is vested with wide discretion in fashioning a remedy” after a finding of civil contempt
Rule 65 - Injunctions and Restraining Orders
Fed. R. Civ. P. 65 Cited 22,421 times 87 Legal Analyses
Recognizing court's ability to enter emergency order with less than full adversary hearing and even, in appropriate circumstances, without notice
Section 1651 - Writs
28 U.S.C. § 1651 Cited 11,023 times 60 Legal Analyses
Granting us the power to "issue all writs necessary or appropriate in aid of [our] . . . jurisdiction[] and agreeable to the usages and principles of law"
Section 1956 - Laundering of monetary instruments
18 U.S.C. § 1956 Cited 9,287 times 141 Legal Analyses
Defining “specified unlawful activity” to include, inter alia, controlled substance violations, murder, bribery, smuggling, various forms of fraud, concealment of assets, various environmental offenses, and health care offenses
Section 981 - Civil forfeiture
18 U.S.C. § 981 Cited 3,711 times 33 Legal Analyses
Adopting 19 U.S.C. § 1602 et seq.
Section 984 - Civil forfeiture of fungible property
18 U.S.C. § 984 Cited 135 times 3 Legal Analyses
Omitting the provision requiring a post-seizure pretrial hearing when fungible property is seized

Arista Records LLC, et al. v. Vita Tkach, et al.

30 Cited authorities

Holding that under the Copyright Act fee-shifting statute, 17 U.S.C. § 505, defendants and plaintiffs are to be treated the same, contrary to the Court's interpretation of § 1988

Holding American Rule governed absent specific statutory authorization for awarding attorney fees to prevailing party

Holding that the plaintiffs acted on behalf of all union members, and reimbursing the attorneys' fees from the union treasury, such that all union members in effect equally contributed to the costs of litigation

Holding that district court did not abuse its discretion in declining to apply laches in trademark infringement action

Holding a default judgment was warranted when defendants ignored a discovery order for five months

Holding that book containing detailed synopses of episodes of television show "Twin Peaks" would, absent a fair use defense, infringe copyright on television show

Holding "successors and assigns" are liable for contempt if they are properly within the scope of the injunction under Rule 65(d)

Finding that "[t]his emphasis on objective reasonableness is firmly rooted in Fogerty's admonition that any factor a court considers in deciding whether to award attorneys' fees must be faithful to the purposes of the Copyright Act"

Holding All Writs Act "permits a district court to enjoin actions in state court where necessary to prevent relitigation of an existing federal judgment"

Holding that a “district judge, sitting in equity, is vested with wide discretion in fashioning a remedy” after a finding of civil contempt

Recognizing court's ability to enter emergency order with less than full adversary hearing and even, in appropriate circumstances, without notice

Granting us the power to "issue all writs necessary or appropriate in aid of [our] . . . jurisdiction[] and agreeable to the usages and principles of law"

Defining “specified unlawful activity” to include, inter alia, controlled substance violations, murder, bribery, smuggling, various forms of fraud, concealment of assets, various environmental offenses, and health care offenses

Adopting 19 U.S.C. § 1602 et seq.

Omitting the provision requiring a post-seizure pretrial hearing when fungible property is seized