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In The News, Sanctions: Prominent L.A. Firm Sanctioned Almost $3 Million For Not Being Candid With A District Judge Or Opponent On Expert Discovery Issues

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Some Of The Sanctions Were Apportioned Separately Against Supervising Partners And Mid-Level Associates, With Some Of The Attorneys Having To Submit To Ethical Curriculum Requirements—In A Word, Partners, Prudently Supervise Your Associates! Although we do not want to mention names (because it out there in the public media anyway), District Judge Chen of the Northern […]

In The News . . . . OpEd Article In April 6, 2026 Issue Of The Orange County Register Shows That PAGA Lawsuits And Settlements Have Soared

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Attorney Payouts Highlighted In The Article. Tom Manzo, founder of the California Business and Industrial Alliance, wrote an OpEd piece, “Will state get serious about labor code lawsuit reform?,” in the April 6, 2026 issue of The Orange County Register.  In it, he mentions that in 2024, the year lawmakers were supposed to enact a

In The News . . . . Former Orange County Prosecutor Is Awarded $1,542,215 In Attorney’s Fees In Sexual Harassment/Retaliation Case Resulting In A $3 Million Favorable Jury Verdict For Plaintiff

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Total Exposure For Orange County Approximates About $4.5 Million Former Orange County prosecutor Tracy Miller sued Orange County and certain DA defendants in a sexual harassment/retaliation case which went to trial in San Diego County Superior Court, resulting in a $3 million jury verdict.  Recently, the trial judge decided that Plaintiff also was entitled to

In The News: Orange County Superior Court Judge Awards Fees Of $180,260 To Prevailing Party Under The California Public Records Act

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Ask Was $557,945, With Dispute Involving Production Of The Huntington Beach Air Show Settlement Agreement.                In Clayton-Tarvin v. City of Huntington Beach, Case No. 2023-01329927 (Orange County Superior Court Jan. 6, 2025 [tentative ruling on fee motion]), petitioner moved for attorney’s fees under California Public Records Act for getting Huntington Beach to produce a

In The News . . . . UC Hematologist Awarded Over $3.9 Million In Attorney’s Fees After Winning Gender Discrimination Lawsuit

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In A Prior Jury Retrial, She Was Awarded $14 Million.                As reported recently by The Orange County Register, a UC hematologist, Dr. Lauren Pinter-Brown, was awarded over $3.9 million in attorney’s fees, as against the UC Regents on December 19, 2024, by a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge after she won a $14

In The News: Governor Newsom Signs Into Law New Statute Preventing Political Candidates From Defending Themselves From Felony Public Or Election Fraud Charges, Having To Return The Money If They Are Convicted

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Statute Was Enacted Per AB 2803, Directed At Campaign Funds Used To Pay Defense Attorney’s Fees.                Last Wednesday, Governor Newsom signed into law AB 2803, which amended Government Code sections 89513 and 89514 to require a political candidate, if convicted, to reimburse campaign funds used to pay attorney’s fees for certain felony public and

In The News . . . . California Lemon Law Cases Are On The Rise At The State Trial Court Level

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Orange County Register OpEd Piece Thinks Attorney’s Fees For Plaintiffs Is The Motivating Cause.                Although we are not endorsing OpEd views in this blog, we will report on ones which have their own take on issues which the writers believe implicate attorney’s fees issues.                The Sunday, July 28, 2024 edition of The Orange

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