Fourth District, Division 2 Reminds Fee-Shifting Plaintiffs To Not Eschew Early Compromise Proposals. The next case reminds all of us that the system is geared for resolution—resolution being another word for settlement early on in the game, under the right circumstances, under the right case, and under reasonable efforts to resolve the matter. Miss
Second District, Division 7 Publishes Decision in Decade Long Battle Arising From Credit Impairment Allegations. Although too long to recite in detail (43 pages in length), Sanai v. Saltz, Case Nos. B198217 & B202787 (2d Dist., Div. 7 Jan. 26, 2009) (certified for publication) chronicles a donnybrook between a former in pro per renter
Sixth District Affirms Grant of $34,492 in Attorney’s Fees. Our first post was on May 11, 2008, surveying Profit Concepts Mgt., Inc. v. Griffith, 162 Cal.App.4th 950, 955-956 (2008). In that case, Justice Fybel of our local Santa Ana-based Court of Appeal affirmed an award of attorney’s fees to a defendant
Fourth District, Division Three Affirms Denial of Fee Award Where Trial Court Found No Bad Faith on the Part of Losing Plaintiff; Automobile Sales Finance Act Did Not Provide Basis For Fee Award Either. Certain truisms abound in the California attorney’s fees area. Each side bears their own respective costs (including
