Husband Did Show Pattern Of Needlessly Contesting Child Support Awards Over Time. Cordray v. Lee, Case No. H036826 (6th Dist. Dec. 28, 2012) (unpublished) involved an unmarried couple with two children. In 1999, Father’s net worth was $10 million although in child support proceedings he tried to play up on subsequent financial losses–although […]
Also, Civil Deposition Changes Are Significant As we ring in the new 2013 year, there are three changes in the attorney’s fees and routine costs area, although fairly narrow in nature. Also, we also include an off-topic change relating to civil depositions that should be of interest to all California civil litigators. All
In the News . . . . Average Law Grad Debt For 2011 And 30 Books Recommended By Top Lawyers, Surveyed Jurists, and Selected Law Professors/Deans ABA Journal has some nice end-of-the-year articles that received a lot of hits or attention during 2012. Two caught our eye, so we share them with you before
Wrapping It Up: M & M’s Top 2012 Decisions — Part 2 of 2. Wrapping it up. Museum. Gizeh, Egypt. c1908. Library of Congress. It is that time of year, at year end 2012, for us to list our top 25 published attorney’s fees decisions from the U.S. Supreme Court, Ninth Circuit
No one can dispute under existing California law that a losing FEHA plaintiff can attempt to deflect a costs award by showing hardship–inability to pay. (Knight v. Hayward Unified School Dist., 132 Cal.App.4th 121, 135-136 (2005).) However, the losing plaintiff got hit with a $30,000 costs award in Johnson v. Pacific International
Amount of Fees Awarded Was Sustained, Especially Given One-Third “Haircut.” Defendants in Hanna v. Gabriel, Case No. B238484 (2d Dist., Div. 1 Dec. 27, 2012) (unpublished) prevailed in a dispute with a contract having a prevailing party fees clause. They sought about $75,000 in fees, supported by a declaration from one attorney describing
“No Good Deed Goes Unpunished,” Appellate Court Quotes. After acknowledging that both parties to the appeal do good deeds, the appellate court in New Life in Christ Full Gospel Church Corp. v. L.A. Regional Food Bank, Case No. B232701 (2d Dist., Div. 7 Dec. 27, 2012) (unpublished) observed “[b]ut it seems no good
California Tops the “Hellhole” List, Displacing Philadelphia. American Tort Reform Association’s 2012-2013 “Judicial Hellhole” List and “Watch List” have come out, ranking judicial venues that are overly pro-plaintiff or even anti-business. Here are the highlights: *California has replaced Philadelphia as the top “hellhole,” with Philadelphia taking encouraging reforms that have displaced it
Wrapping It Up: M & M’s Top 2012 Decisions — Part 1 of 2. It is that time of year, at year end 2012, for us to list our top 25 published attorney’s fees decisions from the U.S. Supreme Court, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and California Courts of Appeal. We might
And Best Wishes To Our Readers For 2013 Ernst Haeckel. Acanthophracta. Kunstformen der Natur (1904).
