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SJL argued the case before the California Court of Appeals which issued an opinion agreeing the trial court may cut attorneys fees by determining how many lawyers were appropriate for the type of case and cutting all fees generated by other lawyers without examining the reasonableness of the individual time entries.
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Defense verdict in a case where plaintiff presented her vehicle eight times for various complaints. The jury agreed that any issue with the subject vehicle did not substantially impair the value of the vehicle and that the vehicle was repaired.
While the jury found for plaintiff, they refused to award civil penalty, resulting in a judgment far less than HMA had offered during litigation pursuant to California Civil Code § 998. The end result was that HMA recovered its costs of nearly six times plaintiff’s attorney’s fees.
Only one month before trial, SJL was asked to try this case in Auburn, CA. Plaintiff had five visits for an engine noise concern caused by internal parts which needed to be replaced. The noise still existed at the time of defendant’s vehicle inspection but the jury agreed the issue was not substantial and returned a unanimous defense verdict.
