Year End Wrap-Up: Mike and Marc’s Top 20 Decisions in 2019 Courtroom three, James R. Browning U.S. Court of Appeals Building, San Francisco, California Part 1 of 2—CCP § 998 Decisions Were Front and Center in Early 2019, With Other Issues Spread Across the Board. It is the Holiday season, and we continue our […]
Year End Wrap-Up: Mike & Marc’s Top 25 Decisions In 2018 Part 2 of 2—Employment Issues, Lender Trust Deed Fee Clauses, Fees As Damages, Section 998, And Sanctions Dominated The Second Batch Of Our Top 25. In line with our prior post on some of the Top 25 decisions, we now round out with
Year End Wrap-Up: Mike & Marc’s Top 25 Decisions In 2018 Artist Andrew Scott's stainless steel, 30-foot-long gavel outside the Thomas J. Moyer Ohio Judicial Center Part 1 of 2—CCP §998, Civil Code § 1717, Civil Rights, Sanctions, And Ethics Dominated First Batch. As is traditional during the Holidays, we choose the top attorney’s fees/costs
For California State Decisions, Fee Clause Interpretation, Prevailing Party, Probate, Family Law, Civil Rights, Section 1717, Private Attorney General, and Fee Reasonableness Issues Rose To The Top, While Ninth Circuit Published Decisions Addressed An Array of Issues. As we usher in the 2018 New Year, we thought we would go back and provide a
Part 2 of 2 –Remaining Ten Decisions Also Covered An Array Of Different Issues. As we have done in past years, wishing all readers the happiest of holidays, we now finish off our top 20 published decisions from California appellate courts, the United States Supreme Court (SCOTUS), and the Ninth Circuit for the 2017
Year End Wrap-Up: Mike & Marc’s Top 20 Decisions In 2017 Part 1 of 2 – 2017 Saw Decisions On Wide Spectrum Of Fees/Costs Issues. As we have done in past years, wishing all readers the happiest of holidays, we now present our top 20 published decisions from California appellate courts, the United States
Part 2 of 2—End of a Prolific Year For Fees/Costs Decisions. As we have done in past years, wishing all readers the happiest of holidays, we now present our top 30 published decisions from California appellate courts, the United States Supreme Court (SCOTUS), and the Ninth Circuit for the 2016 year. For past
Part 1 of 2—2016 Was A Prolific Year For Fees/Costs Decisions. As we have done in past years, wishing all readers the happiest of Holidays, we now present our top 30 published decisions from California appellate courts, the United States Supreme Court (SCOTUS), and the Ninth Circuit for the 2016 year. For past
As we have done in past years, wishing all readers the happiest of Holidays, we now present our top 20 published decisions from California appellate courts or the Ninth Circuit for the 2015 year. This list is not meant to slight other important decisions in certain areas, but these are the ones that
Here is the remainder of our top 20 decisions for 2015. Look for an upcoming post on 2015 Cases Pending For Review. 10. Novak v. Dana Tietler Trust/Kay, 236 Cal.App.4th 329 (2d Dist., Div. 5 April 28, 2015)—authored by Presiding Justice Turner; discussed in our Apr. 30, 2015 post: Attorney with broad contractual attorney’s
