Cases: Celebrities

Celebrities, Prevailing Party, Special Fee Shifting Statute: Nevada Supreme Court Adopts “Catalyst Theory” For Purposes Of Awarding Attorney’s Fees And Costs Under The Nevada Public Records Act

Cases: Celebrities, Cases: Prevailing Party, Cases: Special Fee Shifting Statutes

Public Records Request Related To Las Vegas Murder Of American Rap Artist Tupac Shakur; California, Too, Has Adopted This Theory Under The California Public Records Act.             In Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Dept. v. The Center for Investigative Reporting, Inc., No. 77617, 136 Nev. Advance Opinion 15 (Nev. Sup. Ct. Apr. 2, 2020), the Nevada […]

Celebrities, SLAPP: Where Denied SLAPP Motion Was Not Frivolous, Plaintiffs Successfully Defending Against Motion Were Not Entitled To Fees

Cases: Celebrities, Cases: SLAPP

Determination Of Frivolousness Of SLAPP Motion Is Within Discretion Of Trial Court, But 2/1 DCA’s Partial Reversal Of Trial Court’s Denial Was Further Evidence That SLAPP Motion Was Not Frivolous.             In Oldman v. Bates, Case No. B296539 (2d Dist., Div. 1 March 27, 2020) (unpublished), Kurt Oldman and Dieter Hartmann were hired by

Celebrities, Employment, Taxation: 2017 Tax Amendments Do Not Allow Tax Reporter To “Expense” Attorney’s Fees Expended In A Sexual Harassment/Abuse Nondisclosure Settlement

Cases: Celebrities, Cases: Employment, Cases: Taxation

“Weinsten Tax” Meant To Disincentivize Sexual Perpetrators/Harassing Employers From Trying To Prevent Reporting By Victims.             As a response to some sexual harassers/abusers requiring use of confidentiality agreements to silence victims, Congress in December 2017 amended the Tax Code in what has been dubbed the “Weinstein tax.”             Several bloggers indicate the repercussions of this.

Celebrities: President Trump Receives $292,052.33 In Attorney’s Fees Under Texas Anti-SLAPP Statute For Defensing Stormy Daniels In Her Defamation Lawsuit

Cases: Celebrities

District Judge Reduced Fee Request By 25%.             We can now report that the district judge in Stephanie Clifford v. Donald J. Trump, Case No. CV18-06893-SJO (FFMx) (C.D. Cal. Dec. 11, 2018 order) has finally decided what attorney’s fees are recoverable by President Trump’s attorneys in the defamation lawsuit brought by Stormy Daniels.   President Trump

Celebrities, Prevailing Party: Plaintiff Model/Actor Winning $1.123 Million In Unauthorized Likeness Case Was Improperly Denied Prevailing Party Fees Under Civil Code Section 3344

Cases: Celebrities, Cases: Prevailing Party

Despite Plaintiff Not Winning Multi-Millions More Being Claimed, Appellate Court Believed He Should Get Prevailing Party Fees.             Co-contributor Mike was a little surprised by this one, given how prevailing party determinations in mixed cases are usually governed by a deferential abuse of discretion standard. However, that often depends on the facts of the case,

Attorney’s Fees/Celebrities: Company Owned By Aspiring Presidential Candidate Ordered By Florida Judge To Pay $300K In Attorney’s Fees

Cases: Celebrities

An Attorney’s Fees Award Just In Time For Our Political Silly Season.       Somehow we managed to miss this recent attorney’s fee award involving the business of a certain aspiring political candidate, reality show host, and real estate developer.          The Miami Herald reported on July 22, 2016, that a judge in a Miami Dade

In The News . . . . Warner/Chappell Music Seeks $613,000 In Attorney’s Fees From Losing Opponent In Led Zeppelin Copyright Infringement Case

Cases: Celebrities, In The News

  Much Publicized Case Involved “Stairway To Heaven.”     May 6, 1937.  The burning LZ 129 Hindenburg.  Library of Congress.       Warner/Chappell Music defeated a copyright infringement case by the trustee for the late writer of a song called “Taurus,” with the suit claiming that Led Zeppelin copied a small part of the song in

Intellectual Property, POOF!, Celebrities: Ninth Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment In Favor Of Madonna, Producer Of The Song “Vogue,” And Others Based on De Minimis Copyright “Copying”

Cases: Celebrities, Cases: Intellectual Property, Cases: POOF!

  However, Attorney’s Fees Award For The Material Girl And Other Defendants Reversed Because Plaintiff’s Theory Was Not Objectively Unreasonable.   Source:  Wikipedia, Article “Madonna.”  Author: Olavtenbroek.   Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.     Well, VMG Salsoul, LLC v. Madonna Ciccone, Nos. 13-57104/14-55837 (9th Cir. June 2, 2016) (published) does involve the “Material Girl”

In The News . . . . Pharrell/Robin Thicke Might Not Owe Attorney’s Fees For Losing “Blurred Lines” Copyright Case And Fifth Circuit Court Of Appeals Issues Interesting Decision On Attorney’s Fees Recoupment By Counsel Representing

Cases: Celebrities, In The News

  Pharrell and Thicke Tentative Fee Decision.      On March 14, 2016, U.S. District Judge John A. Kronstadt (C.D. Cal.) orally announced a tentative decision that Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke should not have to pay Marvin Gaye’s family $3.5 million in legal fees despite the fact they lost a copyright infringement case. The district

In The News . . . . Original Lead Singer of “The Village People” Gets Fees And Expenses For Prevailing In Copyright Suit

Cases: Celebrities, In The News

  At Stake Were Rights In Songs, Including “YMCA.”     This one will stir up memories for a lot of you readers around the age of co-contributors Marc and Mike, probably like us watching “The Village People” perform on Saturday Night Live.     Victor Willis, the original lead singer of “The Village People,” prevailed in

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