Pioneer Investment Services Company v. Brunswick Associates Limited Partnership
507 U.S. 380 (1993) Cited 7,715 times 14 Legal AnalysesHolding that clients must be held accountable for the acts and omissions of their attorneys
Fogerty v. Fantasy, Inc.
510 U.S. 517 (1994) Cited 2,824 times 30 Legal AnalysesHolding 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
Lieb v. Topstone Industries, Inc.
788 F.2d 151 (3d Cir. 1986) Cited 549 times 1 Legal AnalysesHolding that remand is appropriate when a district court has failed to specify its reasons for denying a Rule 11 motion
U.S. Football League v. Natl. Football League
887 F.2d 408 (2d Cir. 1989) Cited 383 timesHolding that district court did not abuse discretion in reducing lodestar rather than cutting non-successful hours
Tancredi v. Met. Life Ins. Co.
378 F.3d 220 (2d Cir. 2004) Cited 248 timesHolding that "the district court was required to find 'excusable neglect' under Rule 6(b) to extend the time to move for attorneys' fees after the expiration" of the time limit
Committee v. Yost
92 F.3d 814 (9th Cir. 1996) Cited 280 timesHolding that the Supreme Court's analysis of "excusable neglect" applies to Rule 6(b)
Weyant v. Okst
198 F.3d 311 (2d Cir. 1999) Cited 194 timesHolding that plaintiffs were entitled to attorney's fees for time reasonably spent defending initial fee application
F.T.C. v. Minneapolis-Honeywell Co.
344 U.S. 206 (1952) Cited 200 timesHolding where judgment previously entered has been reentered or revised in immaterial way, period in which to seek review of judgment is not tolled
Kyle v. Campbell Soup Co
28 F.3d 928 (9th Cir. 1994) Cited 134 timesHolding that district court abused its discretion by granting Rule 4 extension, when attorney had mistakenly believed that under Fed.R.Civ.P. 6(e) the Rule 4 period began three days after the judgment was mailed, because the rules were "nonambiguous"
Traditional Cat Ass'n v. Gilbreath
340 F.3d 829 (9th Cir. 2003) Cited 54 timesHolding that where the prevailing party was not successful on all claims, it may still recover fees for claims "related" to the successful claims
Rule 12 - Defenses and Objections: When and How Presented; Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings; Consolidating Motions; Waiving Defenses; Pretrial Hearing
Fed. R. Civ. P. 12 Cited 345,981 times 922 Legal AnalysesGranting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss
Rule 54 - Judgment; Costs
Fed. R. Civ. P. 54 Cited 41,202 times 141 Legal AnalysesHolding party seeking fees may additionally seek "nontaxable expenses"
Section 362 - Automatic stay
11 U.S.C. § 362 Cited 29,433 times 174 Legal AnalysesConcluding that cause exists to lift the stay because no bankruptcy purpose would be served by keeping the stay in place
Section 1962 - Prohibited activities
18 U.S.C. § 1962 Cited 15,878 times 60 Legal AnalysesSpecifying prohibited activities
Section 1964 - Civil remedies
18 U.S.C. § 1964 Cited 6,087 times 41 Legal AnalysesGranting civil remedies for RICO violation
Section 152 - Concealment of assets; false oaths and claims; bribery
18 U.S.C. § 152 Cited 1,484 times 9 Legal AnalysesImposing criminal penalties for fraud in bankruptcy cases
Section 482B-5 - Attorney's fees
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 482B-5 Cited 3 timesThe court may award reasonable attorney's fees to the prevailing party if: (1) A claim of misappropriation is made in bad faith; (2) A motion to terminate an injunction is made or resisted in bad faith; or (3) Wilful and malicious misappropriation exists. HRS § 482B-5 L 1989, c 221, pt of §1