Michael Packer | Marshall Dennehey The Third District Court of Appeal reversed and remanded the initial fee award entered by the trial court: $150 per hour more than plaintiff’s counsel’s contingency fee agreement and a 1.8 multiplier. The appellate court found the trial court did not make the necessary findings in the first-party property claim… Continue reading Attorneys’ Fee Amount and Multiplier Reversed by Appellate Court
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Oh Snap: The Latest on Snap Removal to Federal Court
Katie Fillmore | Michael Best & Friedrich “Snap removal” is a legal strategy employed by defendants to transfer a case from state court to federal court before a forum defendant—that is, a defendant who is a citizen of the state where the lawsuit was filed—is served with the complaint. This tactic leverages the “properly joined… Continue reading Oh Snap: The Latest on Snap Removal to Federal Court
Cross Your T’s and Dot Your I’s When Moving for or Opposing a Summary Judgment
Taylor Brett | Adams and Reese Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure Article 966 sets forth the rules governing summary judgment proceedings in state court. The provisions in Article 966 are highly technical and courts require strict compliance with them before granting a motion for summary judgment. Certain of these provisions concern the way that parties… Continue reading Cross Your T’s and Dot Your I’s When Moving for or Opposing a Summary Judgment
Summary Judgment Remanded Due To Disputed Facts On HOA’s Right To Enforce Building Restrictions
Michael O’Donnell, Matthews A. Florez, Kori Pruett and Shelley Wu | Riker Danzig What You Need to Know Introduction In a recent case from the New Jersey Appellate Division, the Court remanded an order granting summary judgment, finding that the record contained disputed material facts where a property owner contested a homeowners’ association’s authority to… Continue reading Summary Judgment Remanded Due To Disputed Facts On HOA’s Right To Enforce Building Restrictions
When Mere Objections Are Not Enough
Esquire Deposition Solutions It’s a common practice during a deposition for lawyers to assert legal objections to witness testimony but then allow the deposition to proceed. In fact, this practice is broadly encouraged. Depositions are wide-ranging pretrial inquiries that should, under normal circumstances, continue to their conclusion regardless of arguable legal errors that might have… Continue reading When Mere Objections Are Not Enough