In The News

       As reported in Art Marroquin’s article in the April 2, 2014 The Orange County Register, Anaheim’s City Council agreed to pay more than $1.22 million to cover the fees/expenses of ACLU attorneys and three Anaheim residents in litigation brought under California’s Voting Rights Act (which has a fee-shifting provision)—with the litigation alleging that

  A Bridge Too Far?  N.J. Bridge Probe Costing Some Legal Fees.      An article in McClatchy Newspapers reports that the N.J. George Washington Bridge closure embroiling N.J. Gov. Chris Christie’s administration in turmoil also has other fallouts. Not only is overtime being expended by public officials to investigate the matter, Fort Lee, N.J.’s council

  USPTO Can Recoup Fees in Trademark Appeal Board Review by District Court No Matter If Plaintiff “Wins, Loses or Draws.”      In Shammas v. Focarino, U.S. District Judge T.S. Ellis III (E.D. Va.)—on first impression issue—held that an “odd” federal statute required plaintiff to pay all of the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office’s expenses,

  Law School Enrollment Drops.      The law schools with enrollment declines above 35 percent were: *University of La Verne (down 66.2%) *Cooley Law School (down 40.6%) *Catholic University (down 39.5%) *New York Law School (down 38.7%) – not to be confused with NYU Law School *University of Dayton (down 38.5%) *Pacific McGeorge (down 38.4%)

  Plaintiffs’ Attorneys Obtain $400,000 In Fees/Costs Under Settlement, While County’s Defense Legal Fees Reportedly Tallied Up To $1.8 Million.      In a February 16, 2014 article in The Orange County Register, it is reported Orange County deputies settled both a class action and certain individual suits against the County for “donning and doffing” (seeking

       ALM, using data from The American Lawyer’s annual February 2004 Lateral Report for most of 2013, reports that partners continued to move quite a bit among the Am Law 200 – the nation’s largest law firms – in the 12 months ended September 30, 2013. The corporate lawyers market was particularly active, accounting

  Fee Recoupment in Unsuccessful Divorce Settlement Challenge Being Sought.      As reported by the Associated Press, ex-L.A. Dodger owner Frank McCourt has moved to recoup a little short of $2 million in attorney’s fees that he incurred to successfully enforce a 2010 divorce settlement with ex-wife Jamie. The motion has been noticed for hearing,

Proof Of Responsible Business Plan Yields Success As Prevailing Party For Exotic Dancer      You gotta love this one from a January 29, 2014 post from the on-line ABA Journal.      Above:  Mata Hari.  1906 postcard.      Tasha Mishra, an exotic dancer, was awarded a $39,000 attorney’s fees award in her federal district court fight