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| Court: | U.S. Supreme Court |
| Topic: | Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Education Law, Government Law, Health Law |
| Title: | Arlington Cent. Sch. Dist. Bd. of Educ. v. Murphy |
| Date: | 06/26/06 |
| Case Number: | 05–18 |
| Summary: | An Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) provision that permits a court to "award reasonable attorneys' fees as part of the costs" to prevailing parents, does not authorize prevailing parents to recover expert fees. |
| Court: | U.S. Supreme Court |
| Topic: | Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Insurance Law, Remedies |
| Title: | Martin v. Franklin Capital Corp. |
| Date: | 12/07/05 |
| Case Number: | 04–1140 |
| Summary: | Upon remand of a case to state court, absent unusual circumstances, attorney's fees should not be awarded under 28 U.S.C. section 1447(c) when the removing party has an objectively reasonable basis for removal; conversely, where no objectively reasonable basis exists, fees should be awarded. |