67 Cited authorities

  1. Hensley v. Eckerhart

    461 U.S. 424 (1983)   Cited 21,574 times   7 Legal Analyses
    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
  2. Blum v. Stenson

    465 U.S. 886 (1984)   Cited 8,817 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Holding that fee shifting is “to be calculated according to the prevailing market rates in the relevant community, regardless of whether plaintiff is represented by private or nonprofit counsel”
  3. Associated General Contractors v. Carpenters

    459 U.S. 519 (1983)   Cited 5,033 times   34 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a union lacked standing to sue for injuries passed on to it by intermediaries
  4. Mitsubishi Motors v. Soler Chrysler-Plymouth

    473 U.S. 614 (1985)   Cited 4,238 times   44 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the Act emphatically favors arbitration
  5. Copperweld Corp. v. Independence Tube Corp.

    467 U.S. 752 (1984)   Cited 1,434 times   29 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a parent and a wholly owned subsidiary have a "complete unity of interest" because "their objectives are common" and "their general corporate actions are guided or determined not by two separate corporate consciousness, but one"
  6. Hanlon v. Chrysler Corp.

    150 F.3d 1011 (9th Cir. 1998)   Cited 3,052 times   16 Legal Analyses
    Holding that " common nucleus of facts and potential legal remedies dominate[d]" over "idiosyncratic differences between state consumer protection laws" where a nationwide class of minivan buyers’ claims turned on "questions of [the manufacturer’s] prior knowledge of the [vehicle’s] deficiency, the design defect, and a damages remedy"
  7. Illinois Brick Co. v. Illinois

    431 U.S. 720 (1977)   Cited 1,287 times   61 Legal Analyses
    Holding that indirect purchasers cannot recover damages under federal antitrust law
  8. Reiter v. Sonotone Corp.

    442 U.S. 330 (1979)   Cited 1,156 times   7 Legal Analyses
    Holding that "injury to business or property" was not limited to commercial interests
  9. Jones v. GN Netcom, Inc.

    654 F.3d 935 (9th Cir. 2011)   Cited 1,456 times   7 Legal Analyses
    Holding that district courts should "award only that amount of fees that is reasonable in relation to the results obtained," even where counting all hours reasonably spent would produce a larger fees award
  10. Boeing Co. v. Van Gemert

    444 U.S. 472 (1980)   Cited 1,029 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the district court properly assessed attorney's fees based on the total fund available to the prevailing class rather than the amount actually recovered
  11. Section 1332 - Diversity of citizenship; amount in controversy; costs

    28 U.S.C. § 1332   Cited 111,391 times   572 Legal Analyses
    Holding district court has jurisdiction over action between diverse citizens "where the matter in controversy exceeds the sum or value of $75,000"
  12. Rule 23 - Class Actions

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 23   Cited 34,939 times   1234 Legal Analyses
    Holding that, to certify a class, the court must find that "questions of law or fact common to class members predominate over any questions affecting only individual members"
  13. Section 1292 - Interlocutory decisions

    28 U.S.C. § 1292   Cited 22,309 times   193 Legal Analyses
    Granting appellate jurisdiction over the denial of an injunction
  14. Section 17200 - Unfair competition defined

    Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17200   Cited 17,839 times   315 Legal Analyses
    Prohibiting unlawful business practices
  15. Section 26 - Injunctive relief for private parties; exception; costs

    15 U.S.C. § 26   Cited 1,450 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Authorizing injunctive relief against "threatened loss or damage by a violation of the antitrust laws"
  16. Section 16720 - Trust

    Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 16720   Cited 423 times   6 Legal Analyses
    Prohibiting any combination to prevent competition in the "sale or purchase of any commodity"
  17. Section 501.2105 - Attorney's fees

    Fla. Stat. § 501.2105   Cited 182 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Authorizing fee award for "prevailing party"
  18. Section 501.2075 - Civil penalty

    Fla. Stat. § 501.2075   Cited 12 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Containing the FDUTPA's civil penalty provision
  19. Section 542.23 - Equitable remedies

    Fla. Stat. § 542.23   Cited 2 times

    In addition to other remedies provided by this chapter, any person shall be entitled to sue for and have injunctive or other equitable relief in the circuit courts of this state against threatened loss or damage by a violation of this chapter. In any action under this section in which the plaintiff substantially prevails, the court shall award the cost of suit, including a reasonable attorney's fee, to the plaintiff. Fla. Stat. § 542.23 s. 1, ch. 80-28.