Record Below Showed The Lower Court Pulled The Trigger Too Fast. Tragni v. Tragni, Case No. A169130 (1st Dist., Div. 5 Aug. 12, 2025) (unpublished) is one of those rare cases where a needs-based family law award to an
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Costs, Employment: Numerous Costs And Fees Decisions Analyzed On Appeal
Net Result Was Some Were Affirmed And Some Reversed. Madrigal v. CTV, LLC, Case Nos, F087500 et al. (5th Dist. Aug. 12, 2025) (unpublished) was a wage/hour employment case where the results were very mixed—plaintiff Madrigal voluntarily dismissed the
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Reasonableness Of Fees: Contractual Fee Award Under Operating Agreement Clause Did Entitle Prevailing Defendants To A $168,584.25 Award
Hourly Rate Was Found To Be Reasonable. In I.S. Investments, LLC v. Zamucen, Case No. G064105 (4th Dist., Div. 3 Aug. 11, 2025) (unpublished), plaintiff lost a case to prevailing defendants where there was a contractual fees clause in
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Arbitration: California Supreme Court Confirms That CCP § 1281.98 Payment Deadlines Are Not Preempted By The FAA
However, CCP § 473 Principles Can Excuse An Untimely Payment By A Company Or Employer Desiring Arbitration With Respect To Tardy Payment Of Employee’s Or Consumer’s Arbitration Expenses. Hohenshelt v. Superior Court, Case No. S284498 (Cal. Supreme Court Aug.
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SLAPP: Appellate Court Reversal Of SLAPP Denial Of Attorney’s Motion Based On Representing Her Clients On A Settlement Payment Dispute Required A Remand To Determine Fees And Costs To Be Awarded To Attorney
Attorneys Should Have Latitude To Represent Clients In Settlement Activities Without Fear Of Suits By Third Parties, Including the Beneficiary of the Settlement Funds. In Ramirez v. McCormack, Case No. B340986 (2d Dist., Div. 8 Aug. 8, 2025) (published),
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Employment, Lodestar, Multipliers: Plaintiffs Prevailing On Wage Claims Were Properly Awarded $1,767,649.50 In Attorney’s Fees As Against Employer
Although Reducing The Requested Hourly Rates For Sonoma County, The Rest Of The Lodestar Request And 1.5 Positive Multiplier Request Were Affirmed. In Pelayo v. Utility Partners of America, LLC, Case No. A171211 (1st Dist., Div. 1 Aug. 7,
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Special Fee Shifting Statutes: Prevailing Petitioner In Administrative Proceeding Rescinding A DUI Driving Suspension Decision By A DMV Hearing Officer Was Not Entitled To An Award Of Attorney’s Fees For Subpoena Request To The Sheriff’s Department
Petitioner’s Dilatory Request For Subpoena Enforcement Before The DMV Hearing Officer Did Not Warrant Fees Under Government Code Section 800. Government Code section 800 requires an award of attorney’s fees to a prevailing complainant in a civil action to review
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Costs, Private Attorney General: $7,670.55 Costs Award And $613,893.75 Private Attorney General Fee Award To Prevailing Petitioner Affirmed On Appeal
On Appeal, Appellant Failed To Take Trial Court’s Findings Into Account, And Failed To Show Abuse Of Discretion. Prevailing petitioner, a local citizens group, successfully obtained a preliminary injunction to vindicate CEQA concerns in Save Petaluma v. City of Petaluma
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Special Fee Shifting Statutes: 2/6 DCA’s Reversal Of A Decision Finding No Brown Act Violations Meant That A Remand Was Necessary To Determine If Fees Were Warranted
Because The Statute Is Discretionary, The Trial Judge Was The One To Determine If Fees Should Be Awarded. In G.I. Industries v. City of Thousand Oaks, Case No. B337103 (2d Dist., Div. 6 Aug. 5, 2025) (unpublished), the 2/6
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In The News . . . . Well Known L.A. Firm Bills $1.8 Million For May 2025 Work In Homeless Case On L.A.’s Behalf
Many Of The Attorneys Billed At Least $1,300 Per Hour. According to an August 8, 2025 article by Andrew Khouri and David Zahniser in the Los Angeles Times, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP, representing City of Los Angeles, in a
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