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Federal Courts Decisions on Fees Awards Under Equal Access to Justice Act

Decisions on Fees Awards Under Equal Access to Justice Act

By FindLaw Staff | Last updated on March 21, 2019

In a consolidated appeal, US v. Thouvenot, Wade & Moerschen, Inc., No. 09-2421, the Seventh Circuit addressed the Equal Access to Justice Act which...

Federal Courts Ruling Against Defendant Claiming Procedural Error in His Sentencing

Ruling Against Defendant Claiming Procedural Error in His Sentencing

By FindLaw Staff | Last updated on March 21, 2019

In U.S. v. Pulley, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit addressed a criminal defendant's challenge to his sentence for wire fraud conviction...

Federal Courts Challenge to Seizure of Drugs Found in Defendant's Vehicle Rejected

Challenge to Seizure of Drugs Found in Defendant's Vehicle Rejected

By FindLaw Staff | Last updated on March 21, 2019

In U.S. v. Taylor, No. 08-3648, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit faced a challenge to a conviction for possessing crack cocaine with intent to...

Federal Courts Thorogood v. Sears Roebuck & Co., No. 09-3005

Thorogood v. Sears Roebuck & Co., No. 09-3005

By FindLaw Staff | Last updated on March 21, 2019

In plaintiff's class action lawsuit claiming that defendant-company sold dryers that were misrepresented as containing stainless steel drums in violation of...

Federal Courts Talley v. US Dep't of Agric., No. 09-2123

Talley v. US Dep't of Agric., No. 09-2123

By FindLaw Staff | Last updated on March 21, 2019

In plaintiff's suit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) claiming that the Department violated the Act's...

Federal Courts US v. Peel, No. 07-3933