In Re Adoption/Guardianship of Arsiema F., No. 1554, Sept. Term 2003 (Md. App. 2004)
N/AOUTCOME: Petitioner prevailed on appeal.
Best interests of child warranted adoption by her half-brother, and took precedence over immigration concerns.
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OUTCOME: Petitioner prevailed on appeal.
Best interests of child warranted adoption by her half-brother, and took precedence over immigration concerns.
OUTCOME: Won appeal on attorney's fee issue
Medical billing company was not entitled to recover its attorney's fees from defendant in breach of contract action because the indemnification clause in the billing agreement did not expressly provide ... for recovery of attorney fees in a first-party enforcement claim.
OUTCOME: Won unpaid wages, fees under FLSA, MWPCL
Plaintiffs, day laborers, recovered unpaid back wages and exemplary damages totaling $324,143.36 pursuant to the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA"), and the Maryland Wage Payment and Collection ... Law ("MWPCL"), and were awarded attorney's fees at Laffey rates in the amount of $82,853.00.