Dispute Involved Councilwoman Claudia Alvarez; Final Bill Exceeded $25,000 Estimate. As reported by Ron Gonzales in the September 20, 2012 edition of The Orange County Register, City of Santa Ana, in successfully defending its city clerk in a terms-limit dispute involving Councilwoman Claudia Alvarez, spent $36,545 on outside counsel. This was more than […]
Says At Least $100,000 in Attorney’s Fees Expended During the Case. The Orange County Register has an appropriately titled article “I Want A Divorce Eventually” (and later “Endless Divorce”) about the 12 1/2 year Warren and Carol Rosendale divorce case, where the former couple are still fighting over spousal support and whether Carol obtains
Stockton Bankruptcy Case Expected to Clock in at $4.9 Million in Attorney’s Fees To Attorneys Representing City in Chapter 9 Bankruptcy Case. Scott Smith, in a September 7, 2012 post at Recordnet.com, informs us that Stockton officials expect its Chapter 9 bankruptcy to cost $4.9 million in attorney’s fees for this year, up
D.C. Court of Appeals Affirms Lower Court $6.9 Million Judgment in Favor of Legal Outsourcing Company. As reported by Zoe Tillman in a September 5, 2012 post at Current Affairs, litigation outsourcing company eLawForum Corp. (now called Drystone Capital Corp.) recently had a $6.9 million judgment it obtained against Unocal Corp. for breach
As reported on September 5, 2012 by the Associated Press on ESPN, Penn State has spent almost $16.8 million for legal fees, consultants, and public relations firms hired to help deal with the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal. (This amount was through June 30, 2012.) This amount broke down this way: nearly
Recent ALM Legal Intelligency Survey So Shows. According to an August 28, 2012 post by Debra Cassens Weiss in the online version of the ABA Journal, a recent ALM Legal Intelligence survey of 194 large law firms and 141 law departments reported that only 26% of the legal departments and 11% of the
In our December 30, 2011 post, we reported on the Delaware Chancery Court’s award of $304 million in fees to attorneys representing Southern Cooper in the Grupo Mexico minority shareholder litigation. Well, as updated in an August 28, 2012 post on mineweb.com, the Delaware Supreme Court has affirmed the award, which may be
We would like to thank the National Association of Legal Fee Analysis (NALFA) blog for providing us with information to blog on breaking developments in the attorney’s fees area. SHIELD Act Introduced in House of Representatives to Discourage Patent Troll Litigation. As it stands now, attorney’s fees can be awarded in patent
Divorce “Boondoggle” Likely Will Not End Until Sometime in 2013. As reported today by Timothy Mangan in the “People” section of The Orange County Register, Kim Kardashian’s attorney told a judge in the Kris Humphries divorce action that her firm had already spent $250,000 on the case in the wake of Mr. Humphries’
Owner Rejected $100,000 Settlement Offer from City, But Only Garnered $2 in Damages and $39,500 in Fees/Other Costs. This one was too much fun to pass on, involving Mr. Bob Davis’ battle with Seattle, as reported by Rick Anderson in an August 10, 2012 post in seattleweekly.com. Mr. Davis, a would-be strip
