A trial court may consider an attorney’s pervasive incivility in determining the reasonableness of the requested fees, and may apply, in its discretion, a positive or negative multiplier to adjust the lodestar calculation
Cases of Interest
Under the premise line rule, workers’ compensation was the exclusive remedy for university employee who was injured on campus while riding her bike home from work.
Trial court erred in determining, as a matter of law, that all video footage from a police drone program was exempt from disclosure under the California Public Records Act.
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The Civil Discovery Act is not a substitute for the Public Records Act, nor an expansion of the information the Public Records Act entitles the public to demand of a public agency. A public entity was not required to produce explanatory information in response to Public Records Act requests.
Unless containing threats of violence, all communicative acts performed by attorneys as part of their client representation are per se protected petitioning activity.