Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Corbin v. Tocco
Court of Appeals of Arizona
Decided October 8, 1992No. 1 CA-CV 89-611PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GRANT, Presiding Judge.
Joseph Tocco (“Tocco”) appeals from attorney’s and investigator’s fees and costs imposed against him in a civil RICO action brought by the State of Arizona (the “State”). We hold that the prevailing market rate is the amount to be used to determine the award to the State for work of its attorneys general in RICO (racketeering) cases.
We affirm the trial court’s assessment of attorney’s and investigator’s fees and costs against Tocco.
ISSUES
The issues raised by Tocco on appeal are:(1) whether the trial court properly awarded attorney’s fees to the State based on a…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Blum v. StensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- National Ass'n of Concerned Veterans v. Secretary of DefenseCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1982
- Rodriguez v. TaylorCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
- Schweiger v. China Doll Restaurant, Inc.Court of Appeals of Arizona · 1983
- State of Illinois v. Sangamo Construction Co. And J. L. Simmons Company, Inc., DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1981
12 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by24 opinions
- State v. SchackartArizona Supreme Court · 1997
- Nolan v. Starlight Pines Homeowners Ass'nCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 2007
- Kadish v. Arizona State Land DepartmentCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1993
- Assyia v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 2012
- Weinstein v. WeinsteinCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 2014
19 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.