Fourth District, Division One Publishes FDIC v. Dintino.
In our September 9, 2008 post, we reviewed the decision of FDIC v. Dintino. The decision held that success on noncontractual claims should not be considered when determining “prevailing party” status under Civil Code section 1717, but also indicated that work may frequently need to be apportioned to arrive at the correct award for resources spent on the compensable contractual claims.
On October 2, 2008, the Fourth District, Division 1 ordered Dintino published. It is now citable.
BLOG OBSERVATION—Mike Hensley notices that Josh Mandell of Allen Matkins, an opposing attorney in a pending case, was one of the counsel representing respondent. Congratulations, Josh.