Only the Oracles May Know, But We Do Have a Reported Estimate! As reported in a February 2, 2012 post at Huffpost Celebrity, Lindsay Lohan–and who better to post on–has gotten a lot of publicity on numerous matters in the past few years. However, some of the matters have required both civil and […]
Civil Code Section 3344(a) Does Not Require Fees to Bear a Percentage to Ultimate Recovery. Well, readers, we are winding to a New Year, but we will blog on a special-fee shifting statute applicable in commercial name misappropriation cases–Civil Code section 3344(a), which has a mandatory fee-shifting provision. The next case we discuss
Who “Won” is Irrelevant Here. Often, the Court’s retelling of the facts gives us more than an inkling of the ending. Here, the statement of facts begins: ”Jon and Sarah have both had acting careers, though their career paths diverged widely. As a costar in the TV show Two and a Half
Schwarzenegger-Shriver Divorce Heats Up. In a July 21, 2011 post by Jill Stewart at laweekly.com, Arnold Schwarzenegger, in recently filed dissolution papers, has balked at paying any divorce attorney’s fees to Maria Shriver. His attorney indicated that both sides should pay for their own attorney’s fees in the pending dissolution action. San Bernardino
Lawyers Requesting Over $1.5 Million More in Gibson Dissolution Proceeding. As reported in a January 27, 2011 post by the TMZ staff, Oksana Grigorieva’s lawyers are asking Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Scott Gordon–the same judge who heard the McCourt case–to order Mel Gibson to pay substantial attorney’s fees on top of $500,000
Case Arises Out of Settlement Reached With Former Miss California USA Carrie Prejean. Seems like lots of controversy as well as lawsuits arise out of beauty queen pageants. Also seems like celebrity lawsuits result in a lot of SLAPP motions. The next “in the news” item is no exception. As reported by a
Plaintiff Had Won $113,830 In Compensatory Damages From a Jury Earlier. As reported by Gary Klien and Erin Sherbert in respective January 13, 2011 posts of the Marin Independent Journal and SF Weekly, Marin County Superior Court Judge Lynn O’Malley Taylor tentatively ruled on Thursday, January 13 that Lucasfilm Ltd. should pay nearly $1.3
Criminal Defense Attorney Robert Shapiro’s Summary Judgment Bid Rejected. As reported by Adam Popescu in a December 17, 2010 online post of the Beverly Hills Courier, noted criminal defense attorney Robert Shapiro’s firm had a retainer agreement to provide legal services to now imprisoned, music producer Phil Spector. Mr. Shapiro claims that the
The National Law Journal Article Elicits Views from Malpractice Experts. In a December 13, 2010 article by Amanda Bronstad on The National Law Journal website, some attorneys and at least one law professor opined on whether Frank McCourt has viable malpractice theories against Bingham McCutchen, his attorneys charged with drafting a 2004 marital
Two Claimants Also Held Liable for $22,500 in “Discovery Abuses.” Larry Hagman, who played the infamous J.R. on the T.V. show Dallas, sued Citigroup for securities trading claims, garnering an award of $1.1 million in compensatory damages and $10 million in punitive damages to be donated to charities of his choice. Other actors
