Legal Opinion
Jung v. Jung
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided March 11, 2004No. 02-CV-1005, 02-CV-1006PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RUIZ, Associate Judge:
These consolidated appeals arise from the trial court’s decision on remand to deny appellants’ motions for attorneys’ fees. Because we are satisfied that the trial court’s denial of fees was not an abuse of discretion, we affirm.
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A The Trial
On March 5, 1997, Yok T. Jung filed suit against her brothers, Bow G. Jung and Wee G. Jung, alleging intentional infliction of emotional distress arising from several family arguments over the disposition of their mother’s estate. 1 Yok sought damages for the emotional distress caused by threats she alleged her brothers made against…
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