|
News -
Industry News
|
|
Dismissal for Failure to Prosecute Did Make Defendant the Prevailing Party. In Halamandaris v. Sephos, Case No. C065819 (3d Dist. Apr 18, 2012) (unpublished), plaintiff’s action for the various claims described in our heading above was dismissed for failure to... |
|
Read more... [Section 1717/Reasonableness Of Fees: Promissory Note With Fees Clause Was Action On The Contract In Trust Deed Cancellation, Quiet Title, Declaratory Relief, Injunctive, Fraud And Slander Of Title Action]
|
|
News -
Industry News
|
|
TyMetrix Legal Analytics-Corporate Executive Board Recent Study So Shows. As reported in an April 16, 2012 post by Leigh Jones on Thomson Reuters News & Insight, a recent study analyzing billing data from about 120,000 attorneys (at 4,000 law firms)... |
|
Read more... [In The News . . . . Average Billing Rates Are Going Up, Even Faster For Top-Billing Lawyers]
|
|
News -
Industry News
|
|
Appellate Court Also Discusses Timing of Fee Petition As It Relates To Conservatorship Final Accountings Under Local S.F. Court Rule. Conservatorship of Xie, Case No. A133079 (1st Dist., Div. 3 Apr. 17, 2012) (unpublished) was a situation where the appellate... |
|
Read more... [Probate/Conservatorship: 40% Reduction In Conservatorship Requested Fees Was No Abuse Of Discretion]
|
|
News -
Industry News
|
|
Homeowner Had to Pay Fees of About $35,000, But Appellate Court Had To Face An Olio Of Civil Code Section 1354 “Prevailing Party” And Stay/Preliminary Injunction Bond Issues. Okay, here we go with another homeowners association (HOA)-homeowners fight that, ta!... |
|
Read more... [Homeowner Associations/Prevailing Party: HOA Winning Preliminary Injunction That Produced Repairs To Homeowners Deck Was The Prevailing Party Even After HOA Dismissed Complaint Without Prejudice After Repairs Made]
|
|
News -
Industry News
|
|
The Second District, Division 1, in GE CCMC 2005-C1 Plummer Street Office Limited Partnership v. NRFC NNN Holdings, LLC, Case No. B229879 (2d Dist., Div. 1 Mar. 29, 2012) (certified for publication), reversed a $42.2 million award in favor of... |
|
Read more... [POOF!: Reversal of $42.2 Million Award Based On Guaranty Meant $760,797 Fees/Costs Award Went POOF!]
|
|
News -
Industry News
|
|
“Each Side Bear Own Costs” Appellate Directive Did Not Bar Later Fee Request. Tenzera, Inc. v. Osterman, Case No. B228189 (2d Dist., Div. 3 Apr. 19, 2012) (partially published; fee discussion not published) presented a situation where, after remand from... |
|
Read more... [Arbitration/Prevailing Party/Section 1717: Prevailing Party On Sole Contract Claim Entitled To Fees]
|
|
News -
Industry News
|
|
Bankruptcy and Divorce - The Short VersionJD Supra (press release)Will bankruptcy get rid of my spousal support debts? • Will bankruptcy get rid of my obligations for a property settlement? • Should I file bankruptcy before or after getting a divorce? www. ca-bklaw.com Bankruptcy and Divorce -The Short Version ... |
|
|
Read more... [Bankruptcy and Divorce - The Short Version - JD Supra (press release)]
|
|
News -
Industry News
|
|
Dubrow Challenges Widely Held Assumptions About Muni BankruptciesBond BuyerCalifornia's mediation process is fairly weak, he said. Pennsylvania can assign a receiver. While Harrisburg's bankruptcy petition has been thrown out of court, the state has allowed its capital city to default on a GO bond, which should make bond ... |
|
|
Read more... [Dubrow Challenges Widely Held Assumptions About Muni Bankruptcies - Bond Buyer]
|
|
News -
Industry News
|
|
Lie 4: You Will Never Be Able to Own Anything Ever Again. Truth-o-Meter: A surprising number of people believe that once you file for bankruptcy, no one will ever loan you money or give you a credit card, a car loan or a mortgage, and you will be permanently destitute, living on the street….but this [...] |
|
Read more... [Top 15 Lies About Bankruptcy. Lie #4: You Will Never Own Anything Again]
|
|
News -
Industry News
|
|
Lie #5: You Will Never Be Able to Get Credit Ever Again. (Variations: You Will Never Be Able to Get a Car Loan Ever Again. You Will Never Be Able to Get a Mortgage Ever Again. You Will Never Be Able to Get a Credit Card Ever Again. Banks Will Lock Their Doors When They [...] |
|
Read more... [Top 15 Lies About Bankruptcy. Lie #5: You Will Never Get Credit Again]
|
|
News -
Industry News
|
|
More US cities set to enter default danger zoneCBS 21Badly hit by the burst of the property boom, California's Stockton, with 292000 people and east of San Francisco, has endorsed defaults on $2 million of debt payments and may file for municipal bankruptcy if it cannot reach deals with creditors. and more » |
|
|
Read more... [More US cities set to enter default danger zone - CBS 21]
|
|
News -
Industry News
|
|
Tax refunds are soon due and so are people filing bankruptcy. Expect to see a significant jump in bankruptcy filings as taxpayers get refunds from overpayment of their income taxes. According to a study by the National Bureau of Economic Research, as reported in a USA Today article on tax refunds and bankruptcy, more than [...] |
|
Read more... [Filing Bankruptcy and Tax Refunds]
|
|
News -
Industry News
|
|
CM Meiers Legal Battle Continues With New AllegationsInsurance JournalThat squabble will be taken to a courtroom on Friday, when a United States Bankruptcy Court Judge in the Central District of California San Fernando Valley Division rules on a temporary restraining order sought by the new owners of CM Meiers. |
|
|
Read more... [CM Meiers Legal Battle Continues With New Allegations - Insurance Journal]
|
|
|
