City of L.A. Ponies Up An Additional $550,000 in Attorney’s Fees and $380,000 in Interest on Jury Award/Fee Award to Two White Fire Captains. You may have seen media coverage of the 2004 firehouse incident in which Los Angeles firefighter Tennie Pierce, who was known as “Big Dog,” was fed dog food in his […]
Bill Allowing for Capped Contingency Fee Died in LA House of Representatives …. However, There is Hope—See “The Great BP Coffee Spill” Video. In our May 29, 2010 post, we did report on some contingency attorney fee caps that were making it difficult to respond to the BP spill incident. Louisiana is ensnarled
Opinions Seem to Vary Among Orange County Attorneys Representing Districts. In the June 19, 2010 edition of The Orange County Register, Annie Burris, Teri Sforza and Tony Saavedra have written an article entitled “Trustee on transparency crusade.” Among other things, it explores the topic of whether legal billings to Orange County school districts are
O’Melveny and Western Center on Law & Poverty Reap Award, With O’Melveny Donating a Portion to Non-Profit Causes. O’Melveny & Myers LLP and the Western Center on Law & Poverty teamed up to prosecute a class action against Orange County’s Social Services Agency with respect to more expeditious processing and approval of food stamp
Results of the Audit Are Due Next Month. As reported by Jeff Overley in his article “Newport to examine its rising legal costs” in the May 30, 2010 edition of The Orange County Register, the City of Newport Beach has decided to audit its litigation costs and fees. In the past decade, annual
Florida Politics: BP Petroleum Spill/AG Contingency Lawyer Cap. We know we would like this one, when the article begins this way: “Nobody likes attorneys until they need one, and then they want the smartest, orneriest, hardest-line lawyer they can get.” Well, the crimp in this for the Florida attorney general is recent legislation
Uncivil Rights A lot of fervor and controversy has swirled over Arizona’s passage of a new immigration statute which authorizes lawsuits by “any state resident” against any official or agency of the state “or its political subdivisions” that adopts any policy “that limits or restricts the enforcement of federal immigration laws . . .
Wells Fargo Advisors LLC Ordered to Pay $948,000 in Fees/Costs to Stifel Nicolaus & Co., Inc. Wells Fargo Advisors LLC has been ordered by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc. arbitration panel to pay $633,000 in attorney’s fees to Stifel Nicolaus & Co., Inc. and $282,000 in fees to Chris Nielsen, a former
In our December 26, 2009 post, we reported on the misfortune of the Silverado-Modjeska Recreation & Park District, which was ordered to pay a prevailing developer about $358,000 in attorney’s fees. Well, there is a follow-up to this brewing saga. District, which has an annual budget of $222,304, has appealed the $358,000 fee
Ex-Santa Rosa Police Captain Jamie Mitchel Hit With Fee Exposure In His Wrongful Termination Federal Lawsuit. As reported by Lori A. Carter in her article “Judge rules against ex-Santa Rose police captain” in a May 1, 2010 post on The Press Democrat, California Northern District U.S. District Judge Susan Illston has dismissed a federal
