$32,500 In Attorney’s Fees Was The Sanction Award Sustained On Appeal. In Forat v. City of Los Angeles, Case No. B313816 (2d Dist., Div. 2 June 14, 2023) (unpublished), City asked plaintiff to admit that a taking claim was not ripe, an RFA which was denied and with plaintiff’s position leading to the overruling […]
Conclusions in Recent Report Summarized By The Economist Suggest Lawyers Prefer Simplified Language and The Report Then Tries To Answer Why It Persists. The June 3, 2023 issue of The Economist reports on a study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (Martinez and MIT/University of Edinburgh colleagues) about why lawyers use
True Benefit To The Class And Proportionality Of Fees Had To Be Scrutinized On Remand. The beginning paragraph in Lowery v. Rhapsody International, Inc., Case No. 22-15162 (9th Cir. June 7, 2023) (published) is a doozy: “This case will likely make the average person shake her head in disbelief: the plaintiffs’ lawyers filed
Opinion Shows You How A Good, Successful Race By One Attorney May Get A Resolution First! Aresh v. Marin-Morales, Case Nos. G060579/G060827 (4th Dist., Div. 3 June 5, 2023) (published) is an interesting decision on attorney priority for fee recovery in settlements. It may tell competing attorneys that the race goes to the swift,
This Updates Our Prior May 28, 2021 Post On The Case At The Trial Level. On May 28, 2021, we did a post on a trial court fee award in a defamation action brought by Joe E. Collins III against Maxine Waters, congressional seat opponents in the past, where a Los Angeles County Superior
The Matter Only Really Impacted The Parents Themselves, Not A Larger Class Of Persons. In Ford v. Stanislaus County, Case No. F083828/F084205 (5th Dist. June 2, 2023) (unpublished), minor’s parents obtained writ relief by which their names were removed from the Civil Abuse Central Index after they were found not to be the perpetrator
Answer: Partially Prevailing Defendant Gets Trial and Appellate Fees For the SLAPP Grants, But No Fees For Work on SLAPP Denials. As our post captions above indicate, Peterson v. Harris, Case No. B315356 (2d Dist., Div. 4 June 2, 2023) (unpublished) indicates the attorney’s fees entitlement remedy available to a partially prevailing SLAPP defendant
Opinion Has A Stark Reminder For Appellants To Not Appeal Discretionary Rulings Where They Did Not Develop A Meritorious Record For Reversal. Champlin/GEI Wind Holdings, LLC v. Avery, Case No. B319563 (2d Dist., Div. 6 June 2, 2023) (published) is a stark reminder for appellate attorneys (or trial attorneys appealing for clients) to be
Due Process Rights Led To The Result. Chui v. Chui, Case No. B310325 (2d Dist., Div. 1 May 32, 2023) (unpublished), involving contentious probate and trust litigation where a guardian ad litem was appointed for two minors, a lower court approved a $534,890 fee award to GAL’s court appointed attorney to defend against the
Although Damages At The Trial Level, Appellate Fees Decided By Lower Court Upon An Appropriate Motion. In Borjon Auto Center King City, Inc. v. Sentry Select Ins. Co., Case No. H048021 et seq. (6th Dist. May 31, 2023) (unpublished), the Sixth District entertained the issue of whether Brandt (see our Leading Case No. 11)
