Expense Award Follows on the Heels of Nearly $7 Million Adverse Jury Verdict. As reported by Vik Jolly in a September 27, 2010 article in The Orange County Register, San Juan Capistrano must be reeling from a recent adverse jury verdict and subsequent litigation expenses award stemming from a lawsuit it lost against the […]
U.S. District Judge Real Awards this Amount for Over 3 Years of Work. If you have read our “In the News” category (which you can search at our home page by using the search function on the left hand side), you know we have reported on McGuireWoods efforts to recover legal fees as
$9,963,000 Fee Award Approved in Recent Avacor Class Action Settlement. As reported by plaintiffs’ lead trial counsel Scott A. Bursor, Alameda County Superior Court Judge Robert B. Freedman, on September 16, 2010, approved a $30 million class action settlement in a case involving false advertisement claims with respect to the Avacor hair regrowth system.
Statistics Confirmed in Recent Orange County Register "Opinion" Piece. As reported by Lawrence McQuillan and John R. Graham in a piece in the "Opinion" section of the September 8, 2010 The Orange County Register, doctors prevail in 90% of cases that go to trial, but the average defense cost per trial approaches $100,000
$1.2-1.8 Million Fee Request Not Honored Against Madera Unified School District. In our November 16, 2009 “In the News” post, we discussed lawsuits being pressed under the California Voting Rights Act for shutting out minority participation in school district elections. School districts either had to pay or were potentially billed for millions of dollars
Includes Fees on Related Suit filed by Winslow’s Former Assistant Coach. As reported by Cheri Carlson and Jean Cowden Moore in an August 14, 2010 posted article on vcstar.com (Ventura County Star), VCCCD has spent the sums referenced in our “In the News” title in its probe of Greg Winslow, former Ventura College
Developer to Pay Sierra Club’s Fees in Dispute over City of Lakeport Project. As reported by Denise Rockenstein in an August 17, 2010 post on RecordBee.com, developer Cristallago will pay the attorney’s fees incurred by the Sierra Club in a settlement approved in relation to a mixed-use resort community project located near City of
State Board Had Exclusive Jurisdiction Over the Matter, Leading to Fee Award Against County. As reported by Joe Nelson in an August 10, 2010 post entitled “County to appeal judge’s decision on paying attorney’s fees” San Bernardino County has decided to appeal an adverse attorney’s fees order of more than $51,000 against it.
Sanctuary Records Group Seeks Appellate Attorney’s Fees After Defensing Right Of Publicity/Lanham Act Claims Against Beach Boys Writer Mike Love Katy Perry Create a Stir With Ending Lines in Hit “California Gurls.” Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. defensed Mike Love, one of the writers for “The Beach Boys,” in a lawsuit alleging right of publicity/Lanham
The Math: Total Bill = $783K, Attorney’s Fees = $674K, Experts = $108K, Depositions and Transcripts = $40K, Fee Recovery = $0. Lydia Lopez, a former Sheriff’s Department Clerk, lost a harassment suit against the County of Stanislaus. Merrill Balassone reports in the Sacramento Bee that Ms. Lopez’ attorney Jeffery Hubbins claims the County
