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Job Satisfaction Is Less Than Half; Minimum Billing Requirements Are Still Prevalent; And Hybrid Working Is Still In Vogue.             Based on a survey of 868 attorneys (85% of which were at law firms), Bloomberg Law has released its Workload and Hours H2 2022 survey.  Here are the highlights from the survey: Average hours worked […]

Proposition 65, No-Injury Food and Beverage Class Actions, PAGA, ADA, Lemon Law, Climate Change Litigation, and COVID-19 Liability Issues Were the Illustrative Matters Leading To California’s Ranking.             The American Tort Reform Foundation’s 2022-2023 Judicial Hellholes Report is out, in which it ranks California #3, preceded by #1 Georgia and #2 Pennsylvania Supreme Court/Philadelphia Court

2022 Rates Were Lower Because Of Discounts And Increased Write-Offs.             U.S. law firm leaders informed Wells Fargo Legal Specialty Group that their firms will increase hourly rates by an average of 7-8% in 2023, before discounting.  For 2022, rates were lower because of bigger discounts and increased write-offs.

He Had A Distinguished Legal And Judicial Career, Along With Writing On Important Subjects.             It is with sadness that we report that Retired Justice Richard D. Fybel recently passed away.  He had a distinguished career at Morrison & Foerster LLP, was on the Orange County Superior Court bench for around 2 years, and then

Reasons For This Are Not Clear.             Based on Bloomberg Law’s Workload and Hours survey, conducted from July 27, 2022 – August 19,2022, survey respondents in the 25-34, 35-44, 45-54, 55,64, and 65+ age groups reported on the number of yearly non-billable hours they worked.  Here are the totals, and no real reason emerged for

$1.1 Billion Settlement Was At Issue.             We can report that a Miami-Dade Circuit Judge recently awarded plaintiffs’ counsel in the Florida condominium collapse case about $70 million-plus in attorney’s fees. They had requested $100 million in a case producing a $1.1 billion settlement paid for about 37 sources (including insurance carriers).

She Asked For $3.46 Million In Fees.             Even though not winning all of her claims against Amazon, a female employee who won a disparate treatment claim based on pregnancy accommodation issues to the tune of about $309,500 in damages also requested a fees award of $3.46 million as prevailing party.  The trial court agreed

California Appellate Law Podcast.         Because we have published our attorney's fees blog since 2008, Mike and Marc were recently interviewed by Tim Kowal and Jeff Lewis, the creators of the California Appellate Law Podcast. Thanks, Tim and Jeff for the opportunity to speak about attorney's fees. Our interview is the 28th episode of their

Motion Has Been Filed And Unsealed, With Opposition Due In The Future.             Just to show you how civil discovery is a financially draining part of litigation and is also the source of substantial sanctions motion for delay, one only needs to look at a motion filed by Plaintiffs in a privacy class action against