L.A. Superior Court Judge Berle Awards Almost $660,000 In California Judges’ Dispute.
On June 1, 2016, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Elihu M. Berle granted plaintiff $659,759 in fees for prevailing in a case alleging that California’s controller at the time illegally withheld automatic raises from 3,000 active and retired California judges. Skadden Arps, who represented plaintiff, had asked for roughly twice of what was eventually awarded. The plaintiff who prevailed was retired Justice Robert Mallano, who was a former presiding justice of the Second District, Division 1.
Class Counsel Obtains A Little Over $843,000 In Ford Hybrid Recall Case.
One day earlier, on May 31, 2016, U.S. District Judge Jon S. Tigar (N.D. Cal.) awarded a class of Ford drivers securing a recall of hybrids $843,433 in attorney’s fees over the strenuous objections of the carmaker.