Across-The-Board Fee Reductions, Option-Based 998 Offers, And State Bar Probation Issues Are Under Review.
Here are some attorney‘s fees issues pending for review before the California Supreme Court:
1. Cash v. County of Los Angeles, S 291827, 111 Cal.App.5th 74 – – whether a trial court’s across-the-board reduction in fees triggers heightened scrutiny of the fee order on appeal and whether the trial court‘s reduction constituted reversible error.
2. Gorobets v. Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC, S287946, 105 Cal.App.5th 913–whether a section 998 offer containing two options is valid or invalid, depending on a separate evaluation of each option by the lower court.
3. In re Spielbauer, S283172– if a victim of attorney misconduct suffers tort damages and incurs fees as a result of the misconduct, may the State Bar Court order restitution of these items as a condition of the attorney’s probation?