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Class Action/In The News . . . . Federal Judge Approves Hefty Fee For Class Counsel In 2.0 Liter Diesel Emissions Class Action

March 21, 2017

VW Plant, Wolfsburg, Germany. En.wikipedia. User: HighContrast. Creative Commons licnese. According to Law360, a California federal judge recently approved $167 million in fees and $8 million in costs to class counsel in the Volkswagen emissions class action, relating to the part of the case which involved 2.0 liter VW diesel cars. Stay tuned, […]

In The News . . . . Southern California Edison Obtains Moneys From Mitsubishi Heavy Industries For San Onofre Nuclear Plant Steam Generator Failures, But Gives Some Back In Legal Expenses After Losing International Arbitration To Beat Contractual Cap

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March 16, 2017

$125 Million Won, But $58 Million In Legal Expenses Taken Away. Aerial view of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station in San Diego County, California, May 26, 2012. Author: Jelson25. Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license. Southern California Edison apparently commenced an International Chamber of Commerce arbitration to see if could exceed

In The News/Sanctions: Throwing A Cup Of Coffee At A “Heated” Deposition – What Does That Cup Cost You?

Cases: Sanctions, In The News

January 30, 2017

Answer: Roast Costs $250 In A Recent California Federal Magistrate’s Ruling. Pike Place Market, cup detail on sign. Seattle, Washington. Photographer: Carol M. Highsmith. Between 1980 and 2006. Library of Congress. As reported by Law360, an attorney who spilled — or perhaps threw — a cup of iced coffee on an

A Look Back In History To March 4, 1861

In The News

January 20, 2017

Mr. Lincoln’s Inauguration. Photograph shows participants and crowd at the first inauguration of President Abraham Lincoln, at the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C. Lincoln is standing under the wood canopy, at the front, midway between the left and center posts. His face is in shadow but the white shirt front is visible. (Source: Ostendorf, p.

In the News: Idaho Reverses American Rule

In The News

December 19, 2016

Potato in three forms. Ann Rosener, photographer. Feb. 1943. Library of Congress. Will Idaho Losers Spudder With Fear? Our friend, appellate specialist Ben Shatz at Manatt, informs us: Betsy Z. Russell of The Spokesman-Review of Spokane, Washington has an article that begins, "The Idaho Supreme Court has launched the state’s entire court system

In The News . . . . Delaware Supreme Court Decides That Key Man Employment Advancement Of Defense Costs Provision Is Not Impaired By Company’s Fraud In Inducement Claim

Cases: Indemnity, In The News

November 30, 2016

Any Other Result Would Retard Individuals Going Into “Corporate Service.” The Delaware Supreme Court, in Trascent Mgt. Consulting, LLC v. Bouri, Case No. 126, 2016 (Del. Supreme Ct. Nov. 28, 2016), was confronted with an LLC’s claim that it did not have to advance costs of defense to a “key man” employee in

In The News . . . . VW Class Counsel In Emissions Case Seek $175 Million In Fees

In The News

November 11, 2016

Requested Amount Is 1.7% Of $10 Billion Settlement Fund. Recently, lead counsel for the class in the Volkswagen emissions case, an MDL case assigned to U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer in the N.D. Cal., announced that class counsel will be requesting $175 million in attorney’s fees from the district court, which is about

In The News . . . . Recent Peer Monitor Report By Thomson Reuters Suggests That Higher Billing Rates May Not Lead To Higher Firm Revenues, With A Slackening Of Rates Resulting In Increased Demand

In The News

October 26, 2016

Supply, Demand, Price, And Profit. Wikipedia. Author: Mtfernandes. Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.. Thomson Reuters, in an October 2016 Peer Monitor Special Report entitled “Does Slower Rate Growth Increase Revenues?,” suggests that firms adopting smaller hourly rate increases have experienced better demand and revenue growth than firms pushing higher hourly

In The News Post . . . . Litigant Settling “Happy Birthday To You” Public Domain Suit Awarded $4.6 Million In Fees Under Copyright Act

In The News

August 18, 2016

33% Of Settlement Recovery Deemed Far By C.D. Cal. District Judge. This post should bring a smile to everyone. A litigant settling a copyright case resulting in the famous “Happy Birthday To You” song becoming part of the public domain requested attorney’s fees after reaching a $14 million settlement. The request was for

In The News . . . . Ninth Circuit Reverses Sanctions Awards Against Attorney For Making Faces In Courtroom And No Attorney’s Fees Assessed Against The Wolfe Trust In Led Zepplin Copyright Infringement Case

Cases: Sanctions, Cases: Special Fee Shifting Statutes, In The News

August 11, 2016

Making Faces In Courtroom, Which Were Found Not To Be Made In Bad Faith, Was Not Sanctionable. Alice S. Kandell, photographer. May 1971. Library of Congress. The Ninth Circuit, in Hernandez (Boothe) v. City of Vancouver, No. 13-35131 (9th Cir. Aug. 9, 2016) (unpublished), reviewed a $145,765.43 sanctions award against a