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Conflicts, Clients & Risk — Lateral Leaver’s Alleged Client Poaching Provokes Protest (and Push for Payment)

25 Nov 2024, 6:50 am by Dan Bressler

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Bressler Risk Blog - http://www.bresslerriskblog.com

18 USC 1959: United States May Prosecute the Murder of a Foreign Citizen in Foreign Country If the Murder Was Planned in the United States

18 May 2010, 4:15 pm by mjpetro

USA v. [read post]

7th Circuit Criminal Law Alert - http://mjpetro.typepad.com/7th_circuit_alert/

Jorge v. Culinary Institute of America (Cal. Ct. App. - Sept. 16, 2016)

12 Oct 2016, 10:10 am

Then, at trial, the evidence is largely the same as on the summary judgment motion, and the defendant promptly moves for a directed verdict, but that too is denied.Then the jury awards plaintiff nearly $1 million against the Culinary Institute, and the inevitable appeal follows.The Court of Appeal reverses the judgment, as well as awards costs to the Culinary Institute.So, for plaintiff (and his counsel), there's the time and expense of preparing for trial, actually doing the… [read post]

California Appellate Report - http://calapp.blogspot.com/

MHC Limited Financing v. City of San Rafael (9th Cir. - April 17, 2013)

17 Apr 2013, 2:20 pm

But I imagine the parties -- which collectively spent over $5 million in legal fees on the case -- used the correct terms. [read post]

California Appellate Report - http://calapp.blogspot.com/

Fipke v. California Horse Racing Board (Cal. Ct. App. - Oct. 5, 2020)

5 Oct 2020, 1:37 pm

The horse was scheduled to run in the Breeders’ Cup Distaff race on November 3, 2017, which carried a purse of $2 million. [read post]

California Appellate Report - http://calapp.blogspot.com/

Lent v. California Coastal Commission (Cal. Ct. App. - April 5, 2021)

5 Apr 2021, 5:20 pm

So no more gate, no more stairs, and $4.1 million (plus their not-insubstantial attorney's fees) less for the Lents.That's definitely a big hit. [read post]

California Appellate Report - http://calapp.blogspot.com/

Guerrero v. California Dep't of Corrections (Cal. Ct. App. - Nov. 7, 2018)

7 Nov 2018, 12:20 pm

Everything you want in an opinion and more.Sometimes -- rarely -- I see an opinion that I could never write in a million years. [read post]

California Appellate Report - http://calapp.blogspot.com/

Russell v. Dep't of Corrections (Cal. Ct. App. - Dec. 16, 2021)

17 Dec 2021, 9:33 am

He got a $2.7 million verdict against the defendant for his client, so that's a fat contingency fee, right? [read post]

California Appellate Report - http://calapp.blogspot.com/

Eleanor Licensing LLC v. Classic Recreations LLC (Cal. Ct. App. - March 12, 2017)

21 Mar 2018, 5:39 pm

A car that apparently recently sold for a cool million dollars:Nice. [read post]