Co-contributor Mike Was Co-Trial and Co-Appellate Counsel in Case.
Co-contributor Mike did not want to do this post; co-contributor Marc told him to do it. Just to show you that Mike is not that cantankerous, Marc won on this one.
In our May 19, 2008 post, we looked at a special fee-shifting statute that allows a prevailing party in a farming case to obtain attorney’s fees in a trespass case. Mike’s clients did just that, obtaining a jury verdict of $255,598.14 and $319,097.50 in attorney’s fees. The other side appealed. The Court of Appeal has spoken as of yesterday.
The Second District, Division 6, in a 3-0 opinion authored by Justice Yegan, affirmed in Hobson v. Leavens, Case No. B206403 (2d Dist., Div. 6 July 15, 2009).
Charles Laughton in Hobson’s Choice.
Mike is not only thrilled for the clients, but had a great experience co-counseling at trial and on appeal with Greg Regier, a shareholder with the Westlake Village office of Jackson, DeMarco, Tidus & Peckenpaugh. He also compliments his opponents’ appellate counsel, Curt Cutting and Mary Christine Sungaila of Horvitz & Levy, who were professional throughout the process. (Mr. Cutting also has a superb blog on punitive damages for all of you who read us bloggers on the Internet.)
