Cases: Reasonableness of Fees

Section 1717/Reasonableness Of Fees: Neighborhood Squabble Resulting In Injury To Dog Results In $ 93,780 Fee Award Based On Breach Of Prior Settlement Agreement

Cases: Reasonableness of Fees, Cases: Section 1717

  Fourth District, Division 3 Also Holds that a Pet Owner May Recover For Mental Suffering Cause By a Trespass Injuring or Killing Owner’s Animal.       Co-contributors Marc and Mike like this one, because they both have dogs—Marc has Watson and Mike has Riffle.      The Fourth District, Division 3 in Plotnik v. Meihaus, Case […]

Reasonableness Of Fees: Hard To Fit This One–Client And Attorney Squabble In Divorce Case Results In $400 Net Award To Wife

Cases: Family Law, Cases: Reasonableness of Fees

  Law Firm’s Appeal Lacked Merit on Procedural and Merit Grounds–”Get Outta Here”.      You know, this case does not really fit well within our categories, and co-contributor Marc is a stickler for trying to put our posts into categories. However, a very entertaining decision has come down from our local Santa Ana appellate court,

Reasonableness Of Fees/Social Security: Magistrate Judge’s Use Of An Informal, De Facto Cap For Awarding Fees In “Routine” Social Security Benefits Case Reversed

Cases: Reasonableness of Fees, Cases: Social Security

  Routine Is in the Eye of the Beholder–The Third Reduction Was Not Viewed Kindly By Ninth Circuit; “Judicial Intuit Gestalt” Reigned Supreme.      Costa v. Commissioner of Social Security Administration, Case No. 11-35245 (9th Cir. Aug. 24, 2012) (published) (per curiam) reinforces a theme we see at both the federal and state court levels

SLAPP/Reasonableness Of Fees/Substantiation Of Fees: $49,500 Fee Award To SLAPP Victor Affirmed

Cases: Reasonableness of Fees, Cases: SLAPP, Cases: Substantiation of Reasonableness of Fees

  Both Sides Appealed, Both Sides Did Not Gain Anything Upon Review.      In County of San Bernardino v. San Bernardino County Public Attorneys Assn., Case Mp/ E051576 (4th Dist., Div. 2 June 26, 2012) (unpublished), County lost a SLAPP motion and was assessed $49,500 through an adverse mandatory fee award (even though the defense

Appealability/Reasonableness Of Fee Double: Failure To Appear At OSC Waived Appellate Challenge To Fees And Trial Court Did Provide Reasonable Explanation For Fee Award

Cases: Appealability, Cases: Reasonableness of Fees

  Marriage of Howard, Case No. H036510 (6th Dist. June 6, 2012) (Unpublished).      In this one, ex-husband waived any challenge to a $16,162 fee award because he failed to appear at an OSC and oppose the request. This was found to be a forfeiture based on his failure to object to the an error

Private Attorney General/Reasonableness Of Fees: $382,189.73 Fee Award To CEQA Winners, Including Attorney Who Represented Herself, Was Proper Under CCP § 1021.5 Because Trope Prohibition Did Not Apply

Cases: Private Attorney General (CCP 1021.5), Cases: Reasonableness of Fees

  $300/Hour Is Reasonable Rate for Sonoma Practitioners.      Healdsburg Citizens For Sustainable Solutions v. City of Healdsburg, Case No. A130374 (1st Dist., Div. 4 June 4, 2012) (certified for partial publication; 1021.5 Trope fee discussion published and rest unpublished) involved the City’s appeal of $382,189.73 in fees awarded to CEQA winners, including an attorney

Reasonableness Of Fees/Section 1717: Fees Spent On Extraneous Matters Not Entitled To Compensation Where Separate Entities And Separate Case Involved

Cases: Reasonableness of Fees, Cases: Section 1717

  Case Is One Involving Fee Recovery By Public Agency.      Okay, so a public agency did prevail and recover fees in a dispute in Wilshire Ventures Corp. v. City of San Fernando Redevelopment Agency, Case Nos. B230916/B232924 (2d Dist., Div. 1 May 9, 2012) (unpublished). Public agency was entitled to fees under a written

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