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Dole ordered to pay filmmakers' attorney fees in SLAPP case
A California judge ordered Dole Food Co. Inc. to pay about $200,000 in court costs and attorney’s fees to two…Categorized in Libel and Privacy -
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Two victories for government in FOIA fee award disputes
Plaintiffs are not retroactively entitled to attorney’s fees in Freedom of Information Act lawsuits filed before the Open Government Act…Categorized in Freedom of Information -
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Oklahoma paper's public records suit ends with fee settlement
After a decade of public records litigation, Oklahoma's Department of Public Safety has finally released the information and paid $60,000…Categorized in Freedom of Information -
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Washington city refuses to settle suit over e-mail messages
A Washington city rejected a local open government activist's offer last week to settle a public records suit in which…Categorized in Freedom of Information -
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Small Business Agency will pay attorney fees in FOIA case
The American Small Business League will finally get to collect legal fees from the Department of Justice now that the…Categorized in Freedom of Information -
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Nonprofit receives additional $750,000 in legal fees
A Florida city must pay approximately $750,000 in additional legal fees to government transparency advocates, a Florida judge ruled last week.Categorized in Freedom of Information -
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California bill to save losing FOIA plaintiffs attorney's fees
A California bill that will relieve losing plaintiffs in Freedom of Information Act lawsuits of having to pay attorney's fees…Categorized in Freedom of Information -
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FOIA attorney's fee change not retroactive, court says
A federal appeals court has decided for the first time that the 2007 amendments to the Freedom of Information Act…Categorized in Freedom of Information -
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N.Y. touches up its open government laws
It's a sunny summer for government in New York, where Gov. David Paterson has signed off on a bundle of updates to the…Categorized in Freedom of Information