FindLaw Ethics & Attorney Fees Summaries - March 14-March 18, 2011

Weekly Opinion Summaries Ethics & Attorney Fees March 14-18, 2011 FindLaw.com Weekly Ethics & Attorney Fees Newsletter Quick Links Cases & Codes Careers LawBrain Legal Market Center Lawyer Directory Lawyer Marketing You may forward this e-mail in its entirety. Table of Contents Ethics & Attorney Fees Masias v. Secy. of Health and Human Servs. Old Reliable Wholesale, Inc. v. Cornell Corp. FindLaw's case summaries are copyrighted material and are not intended for republication without prior approval. You may, however, freely redistribute this e-mail in its entirety. To view the full-text of cases you must sign in to FindLaw.com. SPONSOR Ethics & Attorney Fees United States Federal Circuit, 03/15/2011 Masias v. Secy. of Health and Human Servs., No. 2010-5077 In a case involving the proper calculation and award of attorneys fees under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act, 42 U.S.C. sections 300aa-10 to -34, denial of motion to review award of attorneys fees by plaintiff is affirmed, where special master did not err in not applying a Laffey Matrix rate and in awarding attorneys' fees at a lower rate. Read more... United States Federal Circuit, 03/16/2011 Old Reliable Wholesale, Inc. v. Cornell Corp., No. 2010-1247 In a patent infringement case, judgment of district court awarding attorney fees under 35 U.S.C. section 285 to prevailing defendant is reversed where district court committed clear error in holding that the dispute was exceptional. Read more...       SPONSOR SPONSOR FindLaw includes summaries of all Supreme and Appellate Court slip opinions posted on the official Illinois Courts site. FindLaw summaries include opinions that have not yet been released for publication and may be subject to modification, correction or withdrawal. Check the Illinois Courts site to determine if a specific opinion has been released before relying on that case as precedent. Feedback We value your comments! Please take a moment to tell us what you think by sending us an e-mail. Subscription Information Click here to subscribe to a FindLaw Newsletter. To unsubscribe, click here. Advertising Information For more information about advertising in FindLaw Newsletters, click here. 800 W. California Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086

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