Side Defending Against Frivolous Appeal Is Awarded $25,000. Gildelatorre v. Bay Vista Methodist Heights, Case No. D063616 (4th Dist., Div. 1 June 17, 2014) (unpublished) is a situation where an appellate court did not like the cagey emails or post-trial tactics of an appealing party where a judgment was basically satisfied along the […]
Husband Provided Equivalent Judicial Council Information, With Wife Having the Better Standard of Living Based on Income From a “New Mate.” Ex-wife in Buchanan v. Alhino, Case No. C072653 (3d Dist. June 17, 2014) (unpublished) appealed a family law order directing that she contribute $4,000 toward ex-husband’s attorney’s fees under the needs-based statutes (Family
Fee Exposure Frenzy Did Play Out on Appeal. Tutor-Saliba-Perini J.V. v. L.A. County Metro. Transp. Auth., Case No. B232372 (2d Dist., Div. 7 June 16, 2014) (unpublished) ultimately came down to a situation of what party might obtain attorney’s fees in a two decades battle over compensation owed for work on the Los
Client’s Fee/Costs Recovery of $688,634 Goes POOF! For Now. In Fleischman v. Law Office of Paul Stanton, Case No. B216898 (2d Dist., Div. 8 June 12, 2014) (unpublished), which involved nasty conservatorship/elder abuse claims among trust beneficiaries with respect to a deceased trustee, client was able to invalidate a retainer agreement which placed
Waiver Was the Result. In Marriage of Williamson, Case No. B238067 (2d Dist., Div. 6 June 12, 2014) (published), wife—who was awarded $10,000 in fees and costs as against husband—claimed she was denied due process by not being able to present relevant evidence on the issue before judgment was entered. However, the
Jewel v. Boxer Found To Be Inapt, With Reasoning Indicating It May No Longer Be Viable California Law. On February 22, 2014, we reported on a bankruptcy court decision where Heller Ehrman’s Chapter 11 trustee had obtained a successful “clawback” of hourly fee matter proceeds going to third-party firms which took over Heller
Our colleagues at NALFA recently posted on one case and a subsequent development we now share with you. Massachusetts Appellate Court Finds In-House Counsel Fees Are Recoverable. In Holland v. Jackmann, Mass. App. No. 13-P-0280 (May 14, 2014), an appellate court determined that in-house counsel work could be recoverable as attorney’s fees
No Prejudice or Misidentification Found to Opposite Side through Clerical Error. Plaintiff in Pladott v. Garbell, Case No. B247876 (2d Dist., Div. 5 June 11, 2014) (unpublished) appealed a denial of a motion to strike a costs memorandum filed against him by the defense. The facts were that the defense timely filed the
Tips on Insurance and Fee Petitions Presented by All Panelists. On June 10, 2014, Rossdale CLE—a Florida based CLE provider—hosted an attorney’s fees seminar with Susan White of Los Angeles’ Manatt, co-contributor Mike of Santa Ana’s AlvaradoSmith, and Charles M. “Charlie” Wilson III of Dallas’ Goranson Bain. They each provided a 30 minute
Recently, Oscar-winning actress Halle Berry, who probably did not feel very adored, was ordered by a Los Angeles family law judge to pay her ex-boyfriend Gabriel Aubry—pursuant to an agreement between the two sides–$300,000 in attorney’s fees to cover the costs of their child custody dispute. She also was ordered to pay Mr.
