Hensley v. Eckerhart

Holding a civil-rights plaintiff can recover attorney's fees for claims that "involve a common core of facts or will be based on related legal theories," even if only one of those claims arises under a fee-shifting statute

Foman v. Davis

Holding that an appeal was improperly dismissed when the record as a whole — including a timely but incomplete notice of appeal and a premature but complete notice — revealed the orders petitioner sought to appeal

Texas Teachers Assn. v. Garland School Dist

Holding that where party seeks attorney's fees pursuant to fee-shifting statute, "no fee award is permissible until the [party] has crossed the statutory threshold of prevailing party status" (internal quotation marked omitted)

Ruotolo v. City of N.Y

Holding that a party seeking to amend pursuant to a Rule 59 or Rule 60 motion "must first have the judgment vacated or set aside" under those Rules

McCarthy v. Manson

Stating that "[w]hen a party fails to object timely to a magistrate's recommended decision, it waives any right to further judicial review of that decision

Bellikoff v. Eaton Vance

Holding that Section 36 of the ICA does not provide an implied private right of action

U.S. v. Continental Illinois Nat. Bk. Trust

Holding an "adverse party's burden of undertaking discovery, standing alone, does not suffice to warrant denial of a motion to amend a pleading"

State Trading v. Assuranceforeningen Skuld

Holding that Connecticut's limited direct action statute is substantive law

Luria Bros. v. Alliance Assurance Co.

Holding that an indemnitee's settlement must be “in an amount reasonable in view of the size of possible recovery and degree of probability of claimant's success against the [indemnitee]” (quoting Damanti v. A/S Inger, 314 F.2d 395, 397 (2d Cir.1963), cert. denied, 375 U.S. 834, 84 S.Ct. 46, 11 L.Ed.2d 64 )

Triad Electric & Controls, Inc. v. Power Systems Engineering, Inc.

Ruling onunplead issue is appropriate only where there is express consent or party impliedly consented to trial of that issue; consent not to be lightly inferred

Section 1983 - Civil action for deprivation of rights

Holding liable any state actor who "subjects, or causes [a person] to be subjected" to a constitutional violation

Section 1988 - Proceedings in vindication of civil rights

Finding that 28 U.S.C. § 1920 defines the term "costs" as used in Rule 54(d) and enumerates the expenses that a federal court may tax as a cost under the discretionary authority granted in Rule 54(d)

Rule 1 - Scope and Purpose

Recognizing the federal rules of civil procedure should be employed to promote the "just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of every action and proceeding"

Section 7-329a - Establishment of port district and port authority. Jurisdiction