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Law Practice,
California Courts of Appeal

Sep. 10, 2018

Panel overrules judge who cut attorney fees in wrongful death settlement

An appellate panel has ruled that a superior court judge overstepped when he slashed a victorious attorney’s fees from 31 to 10 percent in the settlement of a wrongful death lawsuit.

Panel overrules judge who cut attorney fees in wrongful death settlement
Ian Herzog of Herzog, Yuhas, Ehrlich & Ardell APC won an appellate decision that said a judge overstepped when cutting attorney fees from 31 to 10 percent, despite a rule that gives judges latitude in cases involving minors.

A superior court judge erred when he slashed a victorious attorney's fees from 31 to 10 percent in the settlement of a wrongful death lawsuit, an appeals panel ruled.

Ian Herzog of Herzog, Yuhas, Ehrlich & Ardell APC argued before a 2nd District Court of Appeal panel on June 26 that Los Angeles County Judge William F. Fahey unreasonably cut his fees, using California Rules of Court 7.955, which grants judges wide latitude to tai...

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