Believe it or not, we have been doing this blog for one year now, beginning with our inaugural post on May 11, 2008. We would like to thank our readers and fellow bloggers, many of whom were nice enough to offer tips, provide us leads on cases or topics to discuss, or “hat […]
Nonprofit Group Files Suit For Guardian Appointment Over Suleman Octuplets. The Suleman octuplets have gotten a lot of press. Well, recently, a nonprofit group (A Minor Consideration) has filed suit requesting appointment of a guardian to steward the money generated by the octuplet twins borne to Octomom Nadya Suleman. Dionne quintuplets ca. 1934.
Diocese Seeking Fees From Breakaway Faction in Orange County Superior Court. Here is one brewing in the backyards of where the contributors to this blog base their practices. The Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles is seeking to recover its attorney’s fees and court costs from the church and certain members who voted to
Citizens Group Awarded Over $175,000 in Fees For Successful Attack of Santa Barbara Proposed Housing Project. Citizens Planning Association (CPA) were awarded over $175,000 in attorney’s fees ($117,228 lodestar, based on four attorneys charging $350 an hour, plus a $60,000 multiplier add-on) for successfully attacking the City of Santa Barbara’s environmental analysis of the
Sharon Stone Inadvertently Got Her Wish In Fee Dispute Lawsuit With Former Attorney. In case you do not know it, sealing court records is not the norm and takes an exceptional showing for most civil cases. The standards are stringent and set forth in California Rules of Court, rules 2.550, 2.551, and 8.160. However,
Montrose Chemical Defense: Is An Associate Worth $450 An Hour? Latham & Watkins, a high-powered, national law firm based out of Los Angeles, has been defending Montrose Chemical Corp. in a toxic tort case, with Montrose being insured by Century Indemnity Co. L&W and the insurer have apparently been locked in a nasty battle
Settlements May Depend More on Personal Contributions from Sued Officers and Directors, Reports Recent Article from The National Law Journal. According to Amanda Bronstad’s April 17, 2009 article, “As D&O Coverage Falls, Plaintiffs Lawyers Fees at Risk,” published in The National Law Journal and available for reading at LAW.COM, plaintiff shareholder actions—mainly securities class
Bankruptcy Fees Are Awhirl In Lehman Brothers Bankruptcy. The bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. has certainly been a financial boon for many involved law and investment banking firms. Christopher Scinta and Linda Sandler, in their April 13, 2009 article “Lehman Brothers Law Firm Weil Gotschal Seeks $55 Million in Fees” (available for
April 2009 Issue of The American Lawyer Provides Top Ten List. Who says lawyers are recession proof? Not at all, according to a top ten list of large law firms that have laid off nonpartner attorneys in recent times, as surveyed in an article printed in the April 2009 issue of The American Lawyer.
CelebriTrials Linked by Large Legal Fees Stevens Case Is Dismissed. Over the weekend, in our April 5, 2009 post, we discussed the criminal trial of former Senator Ted Stevens—which likely cost him at least $2 million in legal fees to defend. Earlier this week, U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan dismissed the case at
