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More than 10.000 documents for private attorney general doctrine

- West Virginia Univ. Hospitals, Inc. v. Casey, 499 U.S. 83 (1991)
... allow the prevailing party "a reasonable attorney's fee as part of the costs." WVUH's award included... Calvin R. Koons, Senior Deputy Attorney General of Pennsylvania, argued the cause for respondents.... parties pursuant to various equitable doctrines - sometimes in conjunction with attorney's fees. B...Specifically, we rejected the so-called "private attorney general" doctrine recently created by som...
- U.S. Supreme Court
- Recovery of attorneys fees, a benefit for the public good?
...In California, the general rule for attorney fees are each party to a lawsuit...The Private Attorney General Doctrine and the "Catalyst" theor...
- San Diego Business Journal
- February 19, 2007
- Rawlings v. Gilt Edge Flour Mills, (10th Cir. 2010)
...Plaintiff Tracy Rawlings was owed his attorney's fees; and 2) whether that question. should have ... his case falls within an exception to the general rule. While there are some exceptions, they are na..., 175 P.3d 1036, 1040-41 (Utah 2007) (private attorney general doctrine); Lewiston, 147 P.3d at ...
- Federal Circuits

- Intellectual property crimes.
...The Internet and the First Sale Doctrine B. Internet Service Provider Liability VI. PATENT ... may also compromise the safety of the general public due to the use of counterfeit materials in ... EEA required the express approval of the Attorney General, the Deputy Attorney General, or the Assis..., because the TSA does not apply to the private sector (90) and provides only for misdemeanor sanc...
- American Criminal Law Review
- Vol. 47 Nbr. 2, March 2010
- The functions of standing.
...The Concrete-Adversity Function 1. The doctrine of standing is said to restrict the courts to case... to reject not only cases involving generalized grievances, but also those involving concrete yet ... even for those who bring traditional "private rights" suits: "[A]lthough the Court has claimed t... federal concept of a pure "private attorney general," who pursues lawbreakers through the cour...
- Stanford Law Review
- Vol. 61 Nbr. 3, December 2008
- David J. Brandenburger, for Himself and all Other Persons Similarly Situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, and Clyde E. Reighard, Plaintiff-Intervenor, v. Myron B. Thompson, Individually and in His Capacity as Duly Appointed Director of the Department of Social Services and Housing of the State of Hawaii, Defendant-Appellee., 494 F.2d 885 (9th Cir. 1974)
... a denial of his motion for reasonable attorneys' fees following the entry of a consent judgment. W... of Hawaii's alleged bad faith and the 'private attorney general' doctrine. Prior to trial, the de...
- Federal Circuits
- California Supreme Court Endorses 'Catalyst' Theory for Awarding Attorneys' Fees to Plaintiffs in Unsuccessful Public Interest Litigation
... an award is proper, the Court upheld the general principle under which the award was made. In the ... rule recognized by the statute is for "private attorney general" actions. In certain circumstanc... that the "private attorney general" doctrine embodied in section 1021.5 is designed to encourag...
- Mondaq Business Briefing
- United States Law Articles in English
- Unocal Corporation; Union Oil Company of California; and Erst, Inc., Plaintiffs-Appellees Cross-Appellants, v. the United States of America, Defendant, and the Southern California Regional Rail Authority Dba Metrolink; and Kruze & Kruse Construction & Engingeering, Inc., Defendants-Appellants Cross-Appellees., 222 F.3d 528 (9th Cir. 2000)
... interest, its refusal to award attorney's fees, and its refusal to issue a declaratory jud...As the general contractor on the project, K&K subcontracted with ... as oil spills, was to encourage rapid private party responses." MetLife Capital Corp. v. M/V EMI...2. Fees Under the "Tort of Another" Doctrine. Unocal next asserts that the district court shoul...
- Federal Circuits
- Ensuring public trust at the municipal level: inspectors general enter the mix.
... may refer appropriate matters to attorneys general or district attorney offices for further i... privilege and the attorney work-product doctrine. (111) The Chicago Office of Inspector General rettained private counsel and brought suit seeking enforcement of th...
- Albany Law Review
- Vol. 75 Nbr. 1, September 2011
- Chin v. DaimlerChrysler Corp, (3rd Cir. 2008)
... complaint and moved for an award of attorneys' fees under the Act. Only after that motion was de... and entitled to fees under the "private attorney general" doctrine because they were a cat...
- Federal Circuits