U.S. District Judge Anthony Battagin (S.D. Cal.) has awarded more than $12.4 million in attorney’s fees to Qualcomm Inc. in a four-year patent infringement suit brought by Gabriel Technologies Corp., which we surmise was what is popularly called a “patent troll” case, after finding that the claims were baseless. The district judge also […]
Debra Cassens Weiss, in two recent posts in the ABA Journal, gives us these stories to share with you. Bad News First — Law School Applications Way Down. The number of law school applicants for the 2013 school year are at a 30 year low; they are predicted to be between 53-54,000 compared
Both Sides Will Bear Their Own Fees and Costs. On January 28, 2013, we reported on a trial scheduled to begin between the Tustin Unified School District and City of Tustin over construction issues relating to two schools. We can now update, because The Orange County Reporter has informed everyone on January 30
Trial Slated to Begin Today. As reported by Elysse James in a January 28, 2013 article in The Orange County Register, both sides in a feud slated to begin trial today have spent a substantial amount each in a dispute involving claims over construction on Heritage School and Tustin High School. According to
$372,454 In Attorney’s Fees Awarded To Avenida Under Settlement. As reported by Fred Swegles in a January 25, 2013 article in The Orange County Register, Avenida San Juan Partnership reached a settlement under which San Clemente must resume processing a development application rejected in 2006 by city council members for a project on
2013 Will Be Off to a Slow Start. As reported by Debra Cassens Weiss in a January 15, 2013 post in the ABA Journal online version, a recent report by Citi Private Bank’s Law Firm Group and Hildebrandt Consulting says that the boom years of 2001-2007 and double-digit profit growth of law firms
We ran across from some interesting articles in the on-line version of the ABA Journal, posts provided by Debra Cassens Weiss and Patrick J. Lamb. We now share. The Ax: More Partnership Cutting Projected For Early 2013. A Wells Fargo study shows that 15% of 120 law firms are planning around 15%
Above: The IMI Uzi submachine gun. Wikimedia Commons. Nordyke v. King was an epic battle by gun show backers attempting to overturn a ban of gun sales at the Alameda County Fairgrounds. The case was litigated for over a decade in both federal and state courts. Finally, we report, the matter was
Jack and the Giant. Udo J. Keppler, artist. 1907. Library of Congress. We give a “hat tip” to the Attorneys Fees Blog of the National Association of Legal Fee Analysis (NALFA) for sharing with us its top 5 attorney’s fees cases for 2012, which go this way: 1. $305 million — Southern
Debra Cassens Weiss, in two posts of December 17, 2012 in the ABA Journal, shares two interesting year end developments. First, The National Law Journal year-end survey is out and shows that $1,285/hour is the highest billing rate for a real estate investment trust partner in a Dallas firm. The lowest rate
