In The News

       As reported by Matt Fountain in a recent New Times post, the San Luis Obispo City Council has agreed to approve payment of $133,880 to some local attorneys who successfully represented nearly 100 homeless people charged with sleeping in their vehicles. A local superior court judge had ruled that the attorneys were entitled […]

       Our good friends at the National Association of Legal Fee Analysis (NALFA), especially its executive director Terry Jesse, have some interesting recent posts that we synopsize for your reading enjoyment. LCD Price-Fixing Class Action Likely Garners $308 Million In Fee Awards, Although There Is Some Inter-Plaintiff Counsel Squabbling.      In re TFT-LCD (Flat

  Governor Brown Trying to End Some of the Suits.      Don Thompson, in an Associated Press article on February 11, 2013, informs us that Governor Jerry Brown of California has been challenging federal court oversight of the state prison system by highlighting the high price tag coming from private law firms representing inmates, the

       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%