California Public Records Act Is Basis For The Request As reported by David Danelski in a July 21, 2011 post at the online version of The Press-Enterprise, this newspaper has filed court papers to recoup $46,684.04 in attorney’s fees and costs under the California Public Records Act. The newspaper successfully prevailed on a year-long […]
Schwarzenegger-Shriver Divorce Heats Up. In a July 21, 2011 post by Jill Stewart at laweekly.com, Arnold Schwarzenegger, in recently filed dissolution papers, has balked at paying any divorce attorney’s fees to Maria Shriver. His attorney indicated that both sides should pay for their own attorney’s fees in the pending dissolution action. San Bernardino
Reason: Legal Expenses; Some Are Regulating and Some Are Litigating Bans. As reported by Deepa Bharath in an article in the July 21, 2011 edition of The Orange County Register, Garden Grove has chosen to regulate rather than ban medical-marijuana dispensaries. The reason? It spent about $219,000 in a four-year court battle over
. . . Counting Its Lawyer Expenses And Costs Of Reimbursing Winning Litigant’s Attorneys. As reported by Brad Branan in a July 18, 2011 post at the online version of The Sacramento Bee, the Sacramento County Employees’ Retirement System should not be happy with the amount of legal expenses it spent in fighting California
“Crack House” Costs Provision is the Fee Entitlement Basis; Amount of Fee Award is $138,067.10. Well, California is well known as surfer paradise and also well known for its marijuana smoking population (residents who have or have not inhaled). In this vein, enjoy this one with us. Beach Cities Collective, a medical-marijuana
MGA-Mattel Fee Battle Rages On. We have posted on this before, but Amanda Bronstad’s July 6, 2011 post in The National Law Journal gives us all an important update. Discovery master Robert O’Brien recommended in the on-going MGA-Mattel Bratz Doll litigation–where MGA recovered $88.5 million after a jury trial–that MGA be paid $84.7
Reason: Nondisclosure of Social Relationship Between Claimant’s Attorney and JAMS Arbitrator. As reported by a June 29, 2011 post on Thomson Reuters News & Insight, a Texas appeals court vacated a $22 million base award and $6 million fee award in favor of a claimant based on claimant’s attorney’s failure to disclose his
Yelp!/Youch!: Plastic Surgeon Hit With $20,000 in SLAPP and $2,000 in Private Attorney General Fee Awards. As reported by Gary Klien in a June 24, 2011 post carried in MercuryNews.com, a Marin County cosmetic surgeon (Ms. Kimberly Henry of Greenbrae) was assessed $20,000 in attorney’s fees for losing a SLAPP motion brought by
California Public Records Act Provides for Fee Shifting. Under our category “Specific Fee Shifting Statutes,” we have posted on the past about the California Public Records Act, which does allow litigants the opportunity to collect attorney’s fees and court costs if prevailing on a request to obtain a release of public documents.
Follows on the Heels of Requesting $129 Million in Fees For MGA in California Federal Action. As reported by Amanda Bronstad in a June 2, 2011 post at Law.com, Orrick–which represented MGA Entertainment Inc. in a California federal court case resulting in a $88.5 million jury verdict win–has filed a motion to withdraw
