California Courts of Appeal
Jan. 12, 2023
Court of Appeal reverses its approval of attorney fee award
Attorneys for the Ladera Ranch Maintenance Corporation won the fee award last August, when Justice Thomas M. Goethals, Presiding Justice Kathleen E. O’Leary and Justice Maurice Sanchez affirmed a lower-court ruling in their favor. However, in Monday’s opinion, the very same justices called the fee award “manifestly excessive.”
A 4th District Court of Appeal panel unanimously reversed a $600,000 attorney fee award, finding in favor of litigants who were sued by their homeowners’ association for placing a tarp on their property, removing trees and hanging a security sign on a chain without the association’s permission.
Attorneys for the Ladera Ranch Maintenance Corporation (LARMAC) won the fee award last August, when Justice Thomas M. Goethals, Presiding Justice K...
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