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County of Santa Clara v. Superior Court (Atlantic Richfield Co.)
Contingent-fee agreements between public entities and private counsel for public nuisance litigation on behalf of government fail neutrality standards. 		Attorneys Jul. 27, 2010
Montgomery v. Superior Court (Knight)
No conflict of interest exists where former client gives written consent allowing attorney to represent subsequent client as opposing party. 		Attorneys Jul. 20, 2010
Lal v. State of California
Attorney’s gross negligence constitutes extraordinary circumstance warranting party’s relief from judgment for failure to prosecute. 		Attorneys Jun. 28, 2010
Astrue v. Ratliff
Attorney fees awards are payable to litigant and are therefore subject to offset to satisfy litigants’ debts to Government. 		Attorneys Jun. 15, 2010
Prison Legal News v. Schwarzenegger
Prevailing party may recover attorney fees under 42 U.S.C. Section 1988 for monitoring state officials’ compliance with parties’ settlement agreement. 		Attorneys Jun. 10, 2010
Ron Burns Construction Co. Inc. v. Moore
Counsel’s reliance on opposing counsel’s oral agreement for extension is excusable neglect to avoid default in failure to file such agreement. 		Attorneys Jun. 9, 2010
Lahiri v. Universal Music and Video Distribution Corp.
Attorney is properly sanctioned for pursuing meritless copyright infringement claim in bad faith, which resulted in excess fees and costs. 		Attorneys Jun. 8, 2010
Laclette v. Galindo
Statute of limitations for malpractice suit against firm is not tolled where no legal services were required during two-year hiatus. 		Attorneys Jun. 4, 2010
Plummer v. Day/Eisenberg LLP
Summary judgment is improper on conversion claim where triable issues existed on whether attorney had immediate right to settlement funds through lien. 		Attorneys May 24, 2010
Lockton v. O'Rourke
Attorney malpractice statute of limitations for state action is not tolled even when attorneys continue to represent plaintiff in similar federal action. 		Attorneys May 23, 2010
Grove v. Wells Fargo Financial California Inc.
District court may award non-taxable expenses within its discretion to award ‘reasonable attorney fees’ under Fair Credit Reporting Act. 		Attorneys May 20, 2010
Simpson Strong-Tie Co. Inc. v. Gore
Cause of action based on law firm’s advertisement about company’s defective product is not exempted from anti-SLAPP. 		Attorneys May 17, 2010
Laclette v. Galindo
Statute of limitations for malpractice suit against firm is not tolled where no legal services were required during two-year hiatus. 		Attorneys May 17, 2010
Porter v. Wyner
Communications between attorney and client during mediation are not protected by mediation confidentiality and are thus admissible. 		Attorneys May 12, 2010
Ron Burns Construction Co. Inc. v. Moore
Counsel’s reliance on opposing counsel’s oral agreement for extension is excusable neglect to avoid default in failure to file such agreement. 		Attorneys May 12, 2010
Hernandez v. Tanninen
Disclosure of attorney’s communications with client and notes relating to defendant does not constitute blanket waiver of attorney-client and work product privileges. 		Attorneys May 12, 2010
Gutierrez v. G & M Oil Co. Inc.
Code of Civil Procedure Section 473 allows mandatory relief from default judgment to apply to in-house counsel. 		Attorneys May 11, 2010
Kirk v. First American Title Insurance Co.
Law firm is not automatically vicariously disqualified from conflict of interest of one attorney and may rebut disqualification with proper ethical screening. 		Attorneys May 10, 2010
Rouse v. Law Offices of Rory Clark
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act requires finding of bad faith and harassment on plaintiff’s part for costs to be awarded to defendant. 		Attorneys May 4, 2010
Plummer v. Day/Eisenberg LLP
Summary judgment is improper on conversion claim where triable issues existed on whether attorney had immediate right to settlement funds through lien. 		Attorneys Apr. 28, 2010
Perdue v. Kenny A.
Calculation of attorney fees based on lodestar method may be increased due to superior performance where lodestar does not adequately consider factors. 		Attorneys Apr. 22, 2010
Porter v. Wyner
Communications between attorney and client during mediation are not protected by mediation confidentiality and are thus admissible. 		Attorneys Apr. 12, 2010
Kirk v. First American Title Insurance Co.
Law firm is not automatically vicariously disqualified from conflict of interest of one attorney and may rebut disqualification with proper ethical screening. 		Attorneys Apr. 9, 2010
Jocer Enterprises Inc. v. Price
One-year limitations period for filing legal malpractice claim is tolled while defendant is allegedly absent from state. 		Attorneys Apr. 7, 2010
Freedman v. Brutzkus
Counsel does not make actionable representation to opposing counsel when he signs agreement ‘approved as to form and content.’ 		Attorneys Mar. 14, 2010
Central Concrete Supply Co. Inc. v. Bursak
Court properly gives leave to amend complaint alleging that attorney conspired with client where plaintiff failed to comply with court approval requirement. 		Attorneys Mar. 14, 2010
Coito v. Superior Court (State of California)
Attorney work-product privilege does not extend to written and recorded witness statements, including those taken by counsel. 		Attorneys Mar. 4, 2010
Oasis West Realty LLC. v. Goldman
Attorney may take positions adverse to client where there is no breach of loyalty duty, and confidentiality is not compromised. 		Attorneys Mar. 3, 2010
Field v. State Bar
Prosecutor’s misconduct over 10-year period is subject to four-year suspension, rather than disbarment, where mitigation factors are present. 		Attorneys Feb. 17, 2010
Truong v. Glasser
One-year statute of limitations bars legal malpractice action where plaintiff suffered actual injury by hiring new counsel to litigate prior claim. 		Attorneys Jan. 22, 2010
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