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Rahinah Ibrahim v. US Dept. of Homeland Security, et al
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January 03, 2019
9th Circ. Rips Feds For 'Scorched Earth' No-Fly Litigation
The Ninth Circuit on Wednesday threw out a reduced attorneys' fees award to a Muslim woman who was wrongfully placed on the government's no-fly list, finding that the lower court erred in slashing the award and slamming the government for engaging in years of "scorched earth litigation."
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March 20, 2018
Gov't Litigation Tactics 'Kafkaesque,' 9th Circ. Judges Say
A Malaysian woman who was wrongfully placed on the U.S. "no fly" list appeared to convince some Ninth Circuit judges Tuesday that the government litigated the decadelong case in bad faith and she is entitled to $3.8 million in attorneys' fees, with two judges calling the federal legal strategy "Kafkaesque."
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January 02, 2018
Full 9th Circ. To Rehear Fees Bid In 'No Fly' Case
The full Ninth Circuit has agreed to rehear whether the federal government's alleged persistence in defending the "indefensible" in a case involving a Malaysian woman who was wrongfully placed on a "no fly" list constituted bad faith and entitles her to receive $3.8 million in attorneys' fees.
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October 17, 2016
Govt's Bad Faith In No-Fly List Suit Warrants Fees: Attys
Lawyers who represented a Malaysian woman in her suit against the U.S. for being wrongfully placed on the “no fly” list have asked the full Ninth Circuit to find that the government’s persistence in defending the “indefensible” constitutes bad faith and entitles their firm to its initially requested $3.8 million fee award.
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September 01, 2016
Attys Get Second Chance To Boost Fees In No-Fly List Case
The Ninth Circuit has kicked back an attorneys’ fee award for lawyers who represented a Malaysian woman fighting her wrongful inclusion on the federal government's “no fly” list, finding the lower court made errors of law when it rejected the firm’s request for $3.8 million in fees.
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August 13, 2015
Attys Ask 9th Circ. For $3.8M In Fees For 'No Fly' List Win
A California law firm told the Ninth Circuit in a Wednesday brief that its groundbreaking work on behalf of a Malaysian woman who fought her wrongful inclusion on the federal government's "no fly" list for eight years earned them $3.8 million in fees.