Hearsay Evidence Could Be Credited By Analogy To A Family Law Case—Problematic, But OK Because Unpublished. In Berry v. Pope Valley Union Elementary School Dist., Case No, A171352 (1st Dist., Div. 3 June 2, 2025) (unpublished), defendants won SLAPP motions and were awarded roughly $11,000 at the trial court level. Those rulings held up […]
In A 2-1 Opinion, Majority Holds The Federal Standards Are Inconsistent With The State Standard Giving The Trial Judge The Power To Adjudge Based On His/Her Experience. We were wondering when an appellate court would take on a split in intermediate appellate thinking on whether across-the-board reductions for unreasonable padding, duplicative work, and unnecessary
Sanctions Fell Within “Unusual Forms Of Discovery Dispute” Situations Encompassed In PricewaterhouseCoopers Decision. In City of Los Angeles v. PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP, 17 Cal.5th 46, 72-74 (2024), the California Supreme Court determined that the inherent authority of the court could allow for imposition of discovery sanctions, independent of express Discovery Act provisions, where there were
Those Two Duties Are Very Different. For insurance coverage and bad faith practitioners, Bartel v. Chicago Title Ins. Co., Case No. H052083 (6th Dist. May 12, 2025 unpublished; May 30, 2025 published), may have salience for you. There, in a very complicated case, some Brandt fees were awarded for some discrete periods of time.
