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Attorneys – Fees – EAJA
Where an administrative law judge denied a motion to seal a balance sheet that was submitted as part of a fee application under the Equal Access to Justice Act (5 U.S.C. §504), the ALJ did not abuse her discretion in finding that the applicant did not meet its burden to justify sealing.
Attorneys – Fees – EAJA
Where a plaintiff sought to recover the fees that she incurred in bringing a lawsuit that was ultimately settled against the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services for its failure to timely adjudicate her application for naturalization within the statutorily mandated period, the denial of that request should be upheld on the ground that the plaintiff is not a “prevailing party” and[...]
Attorneys – Fees – EAJA
Where a defendant in an enforcement action brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission filed a motion for fees and costs under the Equal Access to Justice Act, a remand should be ordered for the lower court to determine, among other things, whether the SEC made an excessive demand.
Verdicts & Settlements
- Injury during baby’s adenoidectomy leads to stroke
- Construction worker’s hand caught in cement mixer
- Worker trapped in freezer, dies during steam cleaning
- Pedestrian, 69, hit by motor vehicle while in crosswalk
- Four-vehicle pileup leaves driver with spinal cord injury
- Nursing home staff blamed for kidney-failure death
- Pharmacy’s late delivery blamed for patient’s death
- Man, 25, drowns after swimming lesson at fitness club
Opinion Digests
- Jurisdiction – Forum selection clause – Non-signatory
- Criminal – Responsibility
- Attorneys – Lien
- Landlord and tenant – Default judgment
- Zoning – Constructive grant – Comprehensive permit
- Fraud – False Claims Act – Settlement share
- Civil practice – Discovery – Cybersecurity
