Value of Litigation Estimates Cannot Be Understated, Denying Public Fisc Its Due. Finally, as we wish our readers a Happy Memorial Day break (and our deep tribute to our troops and past veterans either living or deceased/their families), an interesting news tidbit drew our interest to the title of a recent decision by the […]
Postponed Until May 25, 2011 As we reported to our readers over the weekend, MGA Entertainment is seeking substantial fees and costs from Mattel based on its recent jury trial win in federal court, Bryant v. Mattel, Case No. 04-09049 (C.D.Cal.). Although Mattel is seeking to overturn the jury verdict, it has now
May Not Be That Significant, But Rift Is There. As reported by Will Reisman in his May 22, 2011 post on the on-line version of The San Francisco Examiner, Caltrain and the California High-Speed Rail Authority are not simpatico on “splitting” certain attorney’s fees racked up by Caltrain. There seems to be
Amount Has Not Been Disclosed, But Rumors Have it At Hovering Around $150 Million. Bratz doll manufacturer MGA Entertainment, Inc., fresh after its copyright infringement win in a jury trial venued in Santa Ana federal court against Mattel, has moved to recover fees of an unknown amount through recently-filed, redacted motion papers. In support
Court to Dentist: You Owe $80,714 in Fees to SLAPP Defendants in Yelp Lawsuit. As reported by Donna Domino in a May 17, 2011 post in Practice Management, California dentist Dr. Yvonne Wong was SLAPPed in a defamation suit against a patient’s parents and Yelp.com over negative reviews, following on the heels of
However, They Spent About $463,000 On Fees And Related Defense Costs. Just to confirm the high price of litigating these days, here is one about a recent settlement reached in a civil rights case brought against the City of Roseville. Roseville has agreed to pay $490,000 to settle an anti-gay civil rights
September 1 Hearing Will Consider Fairness of Settlement and Fee Requests. In a February 24, 2010 “In the News” post, we reported on a pending $1.25 billion settlement involving allegations of discrimination against black farmers by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. We can now report that U.S. District Judge Paul Friedman (of
Bounce Back from 2009 Declines. In an April 28, 2011 press release in the on-line version of The American Lawyer, its Am Law Top 100 firms were reported to collectively see a 4% rise is general revenue and profits-per-partner growth of 8.4% in 2010, reversing declines for 2009. Quinn Emanuel and Alston &
You Be the Judge! On this one, because of the many blogs and news items on the issue, we simply report what we read, although most of our information comes from Glenn Kessler’s April 12, 2011 post at “The Fact Checker”. Mr. Kessler writes for The Washington Post. Even in the wake
Recent BTI Consulting Group Survey Shows. The BTI Consulting Group (out of Wellesley, MA) has reported that 31% of law firms participating in alternative billing arrangements are making higher profits through these arrangements than with the billable hour, in its new survey of firm leaders and corporate counsel. Such participating firms report paying
