Stockton Bankruptcy Case Expected to Clock in at $4.9 Million in Attorney’s Fees To Attorneys Representing City in Chapter 9 Bankruptcy Case. Scott Smith, in a September 7, 2012 post at Recordnet.com, informs us that Stockton officials expect its Chapter 9 bankruptcy to cost $4.9 million in attorney’s fees for this year, up […]
Gerald G. Knapton, an attorney’s fees expert practicing with Ropers Majeski Kohn Bentley PC in Los Angeles, has an article on Code of Civil Procedure section 998, complete with MCLE credit upon taking the accompanying written test, which can be found in the September 2012 edition of the California Lawyer. Aside from
Title company assigns its rights to collect attorney’s fees to two assignees based upon a provision indemnifying it as an escrow holder, inclusive of reasonable attorney’s fees and costs. The lower court denied the assignees’ fee request, determining that the facial language in the indemnification clause did not apply because a prior case
D.C. Court of Appeals Affirms Lower Court $6.9 Million Judgment in Favor of Legal Outsourcing Company. As reported by Zoe Tillman in a September 5, 2012 post at Current Affairs, litigation outsourcing company eLawForum Corp. (now called Drystone Capital Corp.) recently had a $6.9 million judgment it obtained against Unocal Corp. for breach
Wife Lost Bonus and Fees Dispute. In Schnopp v. Schnopp, Case No. B236111 (2d Dist., Div. 6 Sept. 5, 2012) (unpublished), wife lost the merits of her claim that stock options based on performance constituted a bonus for which additional child support compensation was due, The trial court found that marital settlement agreement
$120,000 Fee Award Went POOF! Labor Code section 218.5 requires a fee award to the prevailing party in any action brought for nonpayment of wages, fringe benefits, or health and welfare or pension fund contributions, except an action for which fees are recoverable under section 1194 and certain other actions. Employer obtained summary
Government Code Section 800 Cap Does Not Apply to Section 1611.6 Awards. Acting Presiding Justice Moore, in a 3-0 decision in Villa San Clemente LLC v. County of Orange, Case No. G04984 (4th Dist., Div. 3 Sept. 4, 2012) (unpublished), dealt with a $70,806.71 attorney’s fees award under Revenue and Taxation Code section
As reported on September 5, 2012 by the Associated Press on ESPN, Penn State has spent almost $16.8 million for legal fees, consultants, and public relations firms hired to help deal with the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal. (This amount was through June 30, 2012.) This amount broke down this way: nearly
Fourth District, Division 3 Also Holds that a Pet Owner May Recover For Mental Suffering Cause By a Trespass Injuring or Killing Owner’s Animal. Co-contributors Marc and Mike like this one, because they both have dogs—Marc has Watson and Mike has Riffle. The Fourth District, Division 3 in Plotnik v. Meihaus, Case
Compel Arbitration and U.S. Supreme Court Cert Petition Fees Reversed, Based on Frog Creek Partners. It will not come as a surprise that Frog Creek Partners, LLC v. Vance Brown, Inc., 206 Cal.App.4th 515 (1st Dist., Div. 5 2012) will make our Top 20 List at the end of the year. Several appellate
