Cases: Class Actions – Page 20

Fee-Splitting Agreement Not Disclosed To Court In Class Action Fairness Proceedings Precluded Later Suit To Enforce The Agreement

August 23, 2008

California Rule of Court 3.769(b) Compels Heightened Disclosure and Scrutiny in Class Action Contexts. In our July 28, 2008 post, we discussed Manley v. Burunsuzyan, an unpublished decision that reinforced the need for client consent to a fee-splitting arrangement between counsel pursuant to Rules of Professional Conduct, rule 2-200(A). Aside from

July-August 2008 Los Angeles Lawyer Article Discusses Class Action Settlement Confirmation Process, Including Attorney’s Fees Awards

Cases: Class Actions

July 11, 2008

Mr. Desai Addresses the Panoply of Issues Involved in the Class Action Settlement Confirmation Process. Mr. Aashish Y. Desai, a partner at Mower, Carreon & Desai, LLP in Irvine and a participant at the recent NALFA Los Angeles seminar which we reviewed in our June 20, 2008 post, has written a

Pitfalls for Class Action Plaintiff Attorneys to Avoid in Submitting Fee Applications

Cases: Class Actions

July 7, 2008

We Provide Our List of Pointers That Have Been Cited by California Appellate Courts In Reversing/Remanding Class Action Fee Awards. We hope everyone had a happy, restful July 4thHoliday. This post, while not meaning to be exhaustive, provides a distillation of issues for class action plaintiff attorneys

Court of Appeal Affirms Class Action Fee Award Using a 2.0 Multiplier, Comprising 30% of the Settlement Fund

Cases: Class Actions

July 3, 2008

First District, in Unpublished Opinion, Provides Guidance on How Trial Judges Weight Circumstances In Arriving At Fee Awards. One of our readers, Larry H., asked us in late June 2008 whether there are any decisions demonstrating if trial courts assign specific numerical values to the various multiplier factors articulated in Serrano

ATTORNEYS IN LABOR VIOLATION CLASS ACTION ARE AWARDED 1.65 MULTIPLIER–$1,199,550—PLUS $60,611 FOR FEE PETITION EXPENSES IN WINNING A MILLION DOLLAR AWARD IN CITY OF HAYWARD LIVING WAGE ORDINANCE CASE

Cases: Class Actions, Cases: Private Attorney General (CCP 1021.5)

June 11, 2008

First District Affirms Trial Court Fee Award Reflecting the Risks of a Contingency Case. Mr. Leviant, the CEO of The Complex Litigator blog, recently welcomed us to the blogosphere and asked if we would be commenting on class action fee awards. “Yes,” is the answer, and this is our first specific