ATTORNEY FEES: $532,662.35 fees & costs awarded 3rd-party Defendant flooring subcontractor and against Defendants/Counterclaimants contractor, realtors, and their joint counsel in convoluted litigation over hardwood flooring finish… subpoena for discovery as to whether fees or costs were paid by insurer denied as irrelevant to reasonableness… motion for relief from sanctions denied… Larson. [Read more…]
Sanctions, frivolous/vexatious, counsel & clients
SANCTIONS: Court’s “clarification of application of order” finding counsel and clients in defective flooring case liable for sanctions for frivolous/vexatious conduct provided for new counsel… Larson. [Read more…]
Discovery sanctions against counsel, business partners
DISCOVERY SANCTIONS: 3rd-Party Plaintiff’s counsel and business partners liable for sanctions awarded against “insolvent” 3rd-Party Plaintiff… Larson. [Read more…]
Indemnification, home contractor, flooring subcontractor
INDEMNIFICATION not allowed by Defendant home contractor against flooring subcontractor who is not liable to Plaintiffs who never purchased the home in hardwood flooring case… Larson. [Read more…]
Discovery sanctions, sewer system challenge abuse
DISCOVERY: Suit to halt sewer system dismissed (without prejudice) as sanction for prejudicial dilatory discovery abuse… any re-filing will be subject to a surety bond… Halligan. [Read more…]
Sewer district challenge by property owners
SEWER DISTRICT: All claims except declaratory action by property owners challenging formation of district dismissed for failure to state claim… parties schooled on how to frame allegations and defenses… Halligan. [Read more…]
Wrongful discharge, wage/hour retaliation
WRONGFUL DISCHARGE: Protective order granted against overbroad intrusion into company records for information about other employees and jobs in search of evidence to support claim of retaliatory discharge for refusing to violate public policy as to wage/hour laws… Townsend. [Read more…]
Attorney fees, $342,881, frivolous stock claims
ATTORNEY FEES: $342,881 fees & costs awarded out of ex-girlfriend’s 16% share of deceased’s $2,808,425 stock account for defense by 3 other beneficiaries of frivolous claim to entire account, affirming Cebull’s award following remand from 9th Circuit to allow objections as to amounts… Watters. [Read more…]
Interpleader, frivolous investment account claims
INTERPLEADER: Frivolous claims by one-time attorney/girlfriend to all proceeds of decedent’s investment account over 4 others named in TOD rejected, assessed fees/costs against her share of $2,808,425 funds… Cebull. [Read more…]
Zoning, large storage building, rental “accessory,”
ZONING: Board of Adjustment properly revoked Planning Office permit for large building for storing property from rentals, not “accessory” to existing single-family rental… $25,000 Foy fees/costs properly awarded to neighbors who protested permit, “fees for fees” properly denied… Harkin/Townsend affirmed. [Read more…]