Appeals Decided At A Low Number From 2005; Reverse Rate Only 18%; Most Appeals Decided Within 15 Months. HAT TIP–We give a “hat tip” to fellow blogger Greg May (The California Blog of Appeal) for providing some summaries of the “2013 Court Statistics Report: Statewide Caseload Trends 2002-2003 through 2011-2012,” focusing mainly on
From Adam/Eve To Modern Times …. In the November 2013 edition of the ABA Journal, there is a list of 10 pivotal past trials, which we repeat by category. *Guilt and Ignorance — God punishes Adam and Eve, and the Serpent. Garden of Eden, after the 7th day. *Treason — English Parliament puts King
According to Law.com, the Survey of Law Firm Economics showed firms with more than 150 attorneys had an 8.5% increase in revenues per attorney this year as compared with the same period through third quarter 2012. However, firms or offices with 1-9 attorneys saw revenue decrease 8% over the same time frame.
ABA List of 25 Greatest Law Novels. The August 2013 issue of The ABA Journal list these as the 25 greatest law novels ever (actually 26, because 25 drew a tie between two books): 25. (tie) Old Filth by Jane Gardam (2004) 25. (tie) The Ox-Bow Incident by Walter Van Tilburg Clark (1940)
State Court Decision Differs from Federal Opinions on the Topic. Although this is maybe a little off topic, Walley v. Superior Court (Hoover), Case No. G048340 (4th Dist., Div. 3 July 24, 2013) (unpublished) is an interesting writ proceeding where an attorney challenged a lower court order to disclose invoices and accounting documents
Five Years Of Blogging . . . . Can You Believe It? May 11, 2008 was our first blog. We can now announce this is our fifth year of attempting to provide all of our readers with instructive information on how courts address attorney’s fees requests, as well as newsworthy related items and
About $1 Million in Fees Awarded in Bullet Train Settlement. Although the bullet train proposal in California has generated a lot of controversy, Juliet Williams of the AP, in an April 19, 2013 article in The Orange County Register, reports that a Sacramento County Superior Court approved a settlement of a challenge from
In the News . . . . Average Law Grad Debt For 2011 And 30 Books Recommended By Top Lawyers, Surveyed Jurists, and Selected Law Professors/Deans ABA Journal has some nice end-of-the-year articles that received a lot of hits or attention during 2012. Two caught our eye, so we share them with you before
California Tops the “Hellhole” List, Displacing Philadelphia. American Tort Reform Association’s 2012-2013 “Judicial Hellhole” List and “Watch List” have come out, ranking judicial venues that are overly pro-plaintiff or even anti-business. Here are the highlights: *California has replaced Philadelphia as the top “hellhole,” with Philadelphia taking encouraging reforms that have displaced it
And Best Wishes To Our Readers For 2013 Ernst Haeckel. Acanthophracta. Kunstformen der Natur (1904).
