We Couldn’t Say It Better. Okay, if you follow our Mission Statement on this blog, we do quote from a decision by Retired Justice Wallin as far as the ultimate result in attorney’s fees battles. Here it is: "All too often attorney fees become the tail that wags the dog in litigation." Deane Gardenhome
The 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
The Book Reviews Are In The Current Issue Of California Litigation. Co-contributor Marc reviews three books in the current issue of California Litigation, Vol. 32, No. 2, 2019. With the permission of California Litigation, we make the article available if you click here. Any opinions expressed are those of
A Stirring Ethical Opinion, Which Every Attorney Should Read. We acknowledge that this post on Lasalle v. Vogel, Case No. G055381 (4th Dist., Div. 3 June 11, 2019) (published) is not related to attorney’s fees, but it is worthy of a post and a reminder to all California attorneys that we are both officers
Lack Of Exposure To Consequences Presents A Moral Hazard. The Hon. Alex Kozinski, retired from the Ninth Circuit, and now an expert on moral hazard, has written an intriguing article in today's Friday, January 25, 2019 Wall Street Journal. The article is entitled, "How a Pointless Lawsuit Took Off." The lawsuit
We Can’t Believe The Time Has Flown By. As we age, we have all heard the adage that time seems to go even faster the older we get. Co-contributors Mike and Marc agree, at least with respect to doing ten years of blogging at this site since our first post on May 11,
Wow – Thanks To Your Viewers. Marc and Mike are close to our tenth anniversary on this blog. Hopefully, and very respectfully, it has provided some use to our readers – we will say nothing more. However, we have just passed 2 million lifetime page views. We are humbled and hopefully can
A fireworks show caps off the "Warmth of Winter" exhibition at the annual Winter Carnival in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. Carol M Highsmith, photographer. 2016. Library of Congress.
A Review of Ari Berman's Book, Give Us The Ballot: The Modern Struggle For Voting Rights In America. Co-contributor Marc has written a review of Ari Berman's book, "Give Us The Ballot." The review, which appears in the latest issue of California Litigation, the journal of the California State Bar, is republished here, with the
Amount Of Litigation And Lots Of New Laws Cited As Factors, And Certain Types Of Litigation Identified As Behind The Rating. Dante's 6th Circle of Hell. Wikimedia Commons. Gustave Dore. Confirming its relative rankings in the last few years, California clocked in as #2 on the American Tort Reform Foundation’s list of 2017 “Judicial
