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
Four Make The Grade. Our friends at the National Association of Legal Fee Analysis (NALFA) have posted their top four significant decisions for 2014. Here they are: 1. Octane Fitness, LLC v. ICON Health & Fitness, Inc., 134 S. Ct. 1749 (2014) and Hallmark, Inc. v. Allcare Health Mgmt. Sys., Inc.,
Yearly Roundup: Mike & Marc’s Top 20 Fees/Costs Decisions In 2014. Here are the final 10 decisions to round out our top California fees/costs decisions for 2014. 10. Settle v. State of California, 228 Cal.App.4th 215 (July 23, 2014) [2d Dist., Div. 6; authored by Yegan, J.] and Suarez v. City of
Yearly Roundup: Mike & Marc’s Top 20 Fees/Costs Decisions In 2014. It’s that time of year for our top 20 fees/costs decisions for 2014, focusing on published California appellate or Ninth Circuit decisions. We will note that some of these same have been accepted for state supreme court review/transferred back to a DCA
Yearly Roundup: Mike and Marc’s Top-20 Plus Decisions in 2013 Roundup for tourists. Fort Worth, Texas. Carol M. Highsmith Collection. Library of Congress. 2012. Library of Congress. Part 2 of 2 – M & M’s Top 2013 Fee/Costs Decisions. Here is the remainder of our top 2013 fee/costs decisions. However, if something comes
Yearly Roundup: Mike & Marc’s Top 20-Plus Decisions In 2013 Roundup for tourists. Fort Worth, Texas. Carol M. Highsmith Collection. Library of Congress. 2012. Library of Congress. Part 1 of 2 – M & M’s Top 2013 Fee/Costs Decisions. It is that time of year where we provide our top fee/costs published decisions (with
Wrapping It Up: M & M’s Top 2012 Decisions — Part 2 of 2. Wrapping it up. Museum. Gizeh, Egypt. c1908. Library of Congress. It is that time of year, at year end 2012, for us to list our top 25 published attorney’s fees decisions from the U.S. Supreme Court, Ninth Circuit
Wrapping It Up: M & M’s Top 2012 Decisions — Part 1 of 2. It is that time of year, at year end 2012, for us to list our top 25 published attorney’s fees decisions from the U.S. Supreme Court, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and California Courts of Appeal. We might
Wrapping It Up: M & M’s Top 25 Attorney’s Fees Decisions For 2011 Here is the rounding out of our Top 25 Attorney’s Fee Decisions for 2011. 12. Rogel v. Lynwood Revelopment Agency, 194 Cal.App.4th 1319 (2011) [2d Dist., Div. 8]; author–Presiding Justice Bigelow: Lodestar for winning litigant under Code of Civil
