465 U.S. 886 (1984) Cited 8,974 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”
510 U.S. 517 (1994) Cited 2,876 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
Holding that there was no conflict between the law of California and England because "[n]one of the parties remaining in this suit is a citizen of California" and the injurious conduct in the suit "occurred almost exclusively in the United Kingdom and Ireland"
Holding that the district court is afforded wide discretion in the amount of the bond, and the bond amount may be zero if there is no evidence the party will suffer damages from the injunction