June 2012

Private Attorney General: Hospital Psychiatrist Technician Beating A Medical Demotion In Administrative Decision Affirmed In Unpublished Decision Not Entitled To CCP § 1021.5 Fee Recovery

Cases: Private Attorney General (CCP 1021.5)

  Her Financial Stake and Lack of Benefit to a Large Class Were Reasons Why.      Hospital psychiatrist technician, who won an administrative reversal of a medical demotion, also won an appeal in an unpublished decision upon a review requested by the Department of Medical Health. She then sought fees and costs totaling $75,000, even […]

Lodestar/Multiplier/Postjudgment Enforcement Interest: Published Decision Considers When Interest Runs On California State Fee Awards

Cases: Interest, Cases: Lodestar, Cases: Multipliers

  Also Rejects Application of Perdue v. Kenny A. To State Cases Involving Lodestar Multipliers.      Khazan v. Braynin, Case No. A128536 (1st Dist., Div. 4 May 30, 2012) (certified for partial publication; fee interest issue published) is an interesting decision that has a scholarly discussion on when interest begins to run on a fee

SLAPP/Substantiation Of Fees: $5,705 SLAPP Fee Recovery Falls Within The Collateral Order Exception To Appealability

Cases: SLAPP, Cases: Substantiation of Reasonableness of Fees

       In City of Colton v. Singletary, Case No. E052377 (4th Dist., Div. 2 May 30, 2012) (certified for publication), cross-defendant was granted a SLAPP motion on two counts of a cross-complaint brought by City, eventually awarded $5,750 in fees and $80 in costs.      City appealed, with the appellate court discussing several SLAPP

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