The Ninth Circuit Having Spoken, Trial Judge Awards Token. In an April 26, 2009 post, we reported that class representative incentive agreements that created conflicting interests required new consideration of fee awards to objectors and class counsel. The case was Rodriguez v. West Publishing, Case Nos. 07-56643 et al. (9th Cir. Apr. 23, 2009) […]
Judge Velasquez Honors “Capped” Agreement Between the Parties. In past posts of December 1, 2008 and June 15 and June 27, 2009, we have been following the attorney’s fees hearing in the case where The Orange County Register settled with carriers in a wage-hour class suit. On July 16, 2009, Orange County Superior
Bluetooth Settlement Approved, But More Information On Fees Requested From Plaintiffs’ Attorneys. In our June 7 , 2009 post, we described the pending class action settlement of a case that alleged Motorola, Plantronics, and GN Netcom failed to adequately warn Bluetooth owners about potential hearing losses from use of the devices. Earlier this
Lenny Dykstra’s Legal Bills. Lenny “Nails” Dykstra filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in California last Tuesday, July 7, listing some pretty substantial fees owing to several law firms. The bankruptcy filings show he owes K&L Gates about $1.5 million in fees and owes a little over $342,000 to O’Melveny & Myers. (Mr.
Los Angeles County Jury Sides With Plaintiff. Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith was owed over $1 million by ReadyLink Healthcare, Inc., a nursing registry that provides hospital staffing, as a principal result of Lewis Brisbois' unsuccessful handling of a trade secret trial (as well as other matters) on ReadyLink's behalf. ReadyLink eventually sued for
She Vows to Appeal the Fee Denial. Third District Santa Barbara County Supervisor Doreen Farr was declared the winner over Steve Pappas, her opponent in last year’s supervisorial race, by 806 votes. Mr. Pappas filed suit to unseat Ms. Farr, but the challenge failed to disqualify allegedly fraudulent votes cast in the November 4,
Great Park Fee Exposure. In one of our July 1, 2009 posts, we reported on two minority director’s reversal of a trial court decision denying them an award of attorney’s fees under California’s private attorney general statute with respect to a dispute involving the Great Park Corporation (tasked with coordinating development of the “Great
Fee Hearing Now Scheduled for July 16, 2009. In our past post of June 15, 2009, we mentioned that a fee request hearing was scheduled in Orange County Superior Court on June 25, 2009 to approve a settlement between The Orange County Register and a group of newspaper carriers alleging that they were employees
Update on Transdyn/Cresci Joint Venture Settlement. On our June 16, 2009 post, we discussed a brewing settlement of a dispute between the City of San Francisco and the Transdyn/Cresci Joint Venture. City was considering a $5.9 million settlement after losing a case and facing a $13 million exposure based on a pending fee motion
