Steve Pappas, who lost to Doreen Farr in his quest for Santa Barbara’s 3rd District Supervisorial seat by a slim number of votes, was hit with attorney’s fees of around $525,000 (after factoring in an arithmetic error) for losing a case against her. Now, Mr. Pappas is appealing the amount of the award […]
Rough Weather: No Safe Haven for Righthaven in Legal Shit Storms. In our September 30, 2011 post, we talked about Righthaven, LLC of Las Vegas, which is a newspaper copyright infringer filer that files suits against persons for using stories or photographs published in certain papers. Well, it was recently ordered to pay
As reported by Mike Lee in an October 20, 2011 post on SignOnSanDiego.com, environmental lawyer Marco Gonzalez recently filed a motion with the San Diego County Superior Court to be awarded $756,132 in attorney’s fees by the City of San Diego for winning a CEQA lawsuit over the fireworks-related pollution of last summer’s July
MGA and Its Former Law Firm O’Melveny & Myers Have Reached Tentative Settlement. In the fallout from the MGA-Mattel battle, MGA Entertainment’s former counsel O’Melveny & Myers had sued MGA to collect $10.2 million in disputed billings for O’Melveny’s former role in the Mattel litigation (representing MGA from 2007 to 2007). MGA had
Quinn Emanuel Entitled to $13 Million Contingency Fee For Settlement With Facebook. Ever seen the film “The Social Network”? It deals with the dispute between the Winklevoss twins and social-media giant Facebook. Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, a well-known Los Angeles trial firm, helped the twins reach a $65 million settlement in a
We thank co-contributor Mike’s father-in-law Tom Basehart for sending him a folder of articles to review for possible inclusion as a posting in the blog. He was right to send these articles, because they share valuable information and trends for all of us. American Lawyer Survey About Per Partner Profits Going Up By 8.4%
Orange County Also Bore More Than $2 Million of Legal Fees During Unsuccessful Battle. As reported by Kimberly Edds in an October 6, 2011 article in The Orange County Register, the Orange County Board of Supervisors has approved a settlement with the Association of Orange County Deputy Sheriffs after losing a challenge to
Righthaven Lacked Standing and Ordered to Pay Opponent’s Fees in Copyright Suit. As reported by Steven Green in a September 27, 2011 post at vegasinc.com, Righthaven LLC of Las Vegas lacked standing to file copyright infringement lawsuits in Colorado in a dispute concerning the Denver Post’s publication of a Transportation Security Administration Agent
Hearing Scheduled for October 24, 2011, With Unpaid Fees Being The Catalyst. This is “the gift that keeps on giving.” The latest in the MGA Entertainment-Mattel litigation, aside from Mattel’s likely upcoming appeal, is that Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (MGA’s law firm in the case) has moved to withdraw from representing MGA,
A “Mass Joinder” Lawsuit Is Not the Same as a “Class Action” Lawsuit. In our March 11, 2010 post, we explored California attorney ethical prohibitions against taking advance fees for residential loan modification services, attempting to protect vulnerable homeowners from doing whatever they need to prevent impending foreclosures during the on-going economic recession. We
