In The News

MiraCosta College to Contest Fee Motion in Ex-President Settlement Challenge Suit.      In our October 15, 2010 post, we reported on a lawsuit in which MiraCosta College’s settlement with ex-president Victoria Richart was successfully challenged, with the plaintiff now moving to recoup $423,205 in attorney’s fees. Now, Mr. Sisson in a follow-up November 16, 2010 […]

  New York Times So Reports in November 14, 2010 Article–$1 Billion May Be At Issue.      In a November 14, 2010 article by Binyamin Appelbaum in The New York Times, he reports on the fact that large banks, hedge funds, and private investors are bankrolling plaintiffs’ lawsuits at record rates, all in the hope

  New Century Class Action Attorneys Garner $14.4 Million in $125 Million Settlement.      U.S. District Judge Dean Pregerson of the Central District of California (Los Angeles) recently approved a $14.4 million settlement of a class action against New Century Financial Corp. (one of the subprime mortgage companies well publicized for its bankruptcy) in favor

Redondo Beach Not Pleased With Fee Award.      As reported in our October 28, 2010 “In the News” post, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Robert O’Brien awarded Building a Better Redondo $313,000 in attorney’s fees for successful efforts in getting Measure G on the recent elections ballot, with the award being assessed against Redondo

Building a Better Redondo Awarded $313,000 in Private Attorney General Fees.      In our October 12, 2010 “In the News” post, we talked about Building a Better Redondo seeking a substantial fee award against the City of Redondo Beach for successfully getting Measure G on the upcoming November 2 ballot. Building a Better Redondo then

                         Above:  Final Duel in For a Few Dollars More.      See David Lee’s article, “$243,000 Fee Award in Texas Holster Protest,” October 18, 2010, Courthouse News Service, for more on this Texas tale.

MiraCosta College Trustee Questions Basis for Fee Request Given Attorney’s Client’s Position in the Lawsuit.      As reported by Paul Sisson in an October 13, 2010 post in The North County (San Diego) Times, an attorney who successfully challenged on behalf of Carlsbad resident Leon Page a $1.6 million settlement between MiraCosta College and its

Zurich Financial Agrees to Class Action Settlement—With $90 Million Going to the Attorneys, Potentially.      As reported by Carolyn Bandel in an October 7, 2010 post at Bloomberg’s businessweek.com, Zurich Financial Services, AG, Switzerland’s largest insurer, has agreed to settle a class action pending in Los Angeles County Superior Court for $455 million, with a

That Compares to $399,763.34 Spent in All of 2005      As reported by Brittany Levine in an article in the October 12, 2010 online edition of The Orange County Register, San Juan Capistrano has paid the law firm of Woodruff, Spradlin & Smart a total of $978,508.53 for 2010 through September of this year. (If