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Miscellaneous“A Thanksgiving Toast.” Published by Keppler & Schwarzmann on November 30, 1898. Artist: Udo J. Keppler. Library of Congress.
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Miscellaneous Recommended Reading: Attorney Fees — A Potential Malpractice Minefield
MiscellaneousCo-Contributor Marc Authored An Article About Attorney Fees And The Risk Of Malpractice Exposure In The October 2022 Issue Of Orange County Lawyer. "Attorney Fees: A Potential Malpractice Minefield," authored by Marc Alexander and appearing in the October 2022 issue of Orange County Lawyer, discusses the "unhappy case" of Shahrokh Mireskandari v. Edwards Wildman
Reviews: Co-Contributor Marc Has Article In Daily Journal About Waiver Of The Right To Arbitrate
Miscellaneous, ReviewsThe Article Is Entitled, "The United States and the California Supreme Courts are not on the same page." Several years ago, colleagues Mike and Marc of this blog litigated the issue of waiver of the right to arbitrate in the 9th Circuit. Their client prevailed in the case, but lost the skirmish arguing about
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Miscellaneous"A Thanksgiving Truce." November 22, 1905. Artist: John S. Pughe. Library of Congress.
Reviews: Co-Contributor Marc Publishes Article On Nuts And Bolts Of Videoconference Dispute Resolution
Miscellaneous, Off Topics, ReviewsThe Article About Videoconference Dispute Resolution Appears In Current Issue Of California Litigation, Vol. 33, No. 2 (2020). These days, Marc serves as a mediator on the panels of the USDC Central District and the Orange County Superior Court. Marc's article, "Nuts and Bolts of Videoconference Dispute Resolution in the Time of COVID-19", addresses
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MiscellaneousHappy Independence Day To All Our Readers ! Mimes dressed as Lady Liberty in Downtown Manhattan. 2018. Photographer: Carol M. Highsmith. Library of Congress.
Miscellaneous, Default Judgments: 4/3 DCA Vacates Default Judgment And Remands To Determine If CCP § 425.11 Notice Of Damages Was Filed
Cases: Default Judgments, MiscellaneousIf Not, Default Judgment Is Void; If So, Then Inefficiency/Lodestar Factors Must Be Considered On Remand. Although unpublished, Alshamlan v. Arabian Restaurants, Inc., Case No. G057543 (4th Dist., Div. 3 May 12, 2020) (unpublished) is must reading for disabled rights plaintiffs’ attorneys seeking a default judgment against a target defendant. There, a balance-challenged
Co-Contributor Marc’s Interview of Dean Erwin Chemerinsky About Government Powers And Covid-19 Is Now On YouTube
MiscellaneousBecause We Have Covid-19 On Our Minds . . . Co-contributor Marc's interview with Dean Erwin Chemerinsky of the University of California Berkeley School of Law about the constitutional and statutory powers of the government to address covid-19 streamed on YouTube on April 30, 2020. It is now available as a recording after the
Miscellaneous: The Judge Group, With An Irvine, California Office, Has Three Attorney’s Fees Insurance Products For Consideration By Litigants And Their Counsel
MiscellaneousThe Three Products Are Fee Shifting Insurance, Attorney’s Fees Insurance, And Contingency Fee Insurance. Co-contributors Mike and Marc met with James Blick, director of The Judge Group, which operates under the name TJ Insurance Services in California (with its office in Irvine) and makes available three attorney’s fees insurance products for consideration by litigants
Miscellaneous: An Addition To Our Mission Statement Is Proposed
MiscellaneousFrom Tail To Dog. Attorney Damian R. Castaneda has sent us a modest proposal: I wanted to make a contribution to your mission statement about "All too often attorney fees become the tail that wags the dog in litigation." Deane Gardenhome Assn. v. Dentkas, 13 Cal.App.4th 1394, 1399 (1993). How about including Dorsey’s more extreme