Finding that obligations violated by limiting plaintiff's role were owed to the corporation because the decisions "amount[ed] to alleged misfeasance or negligence in managing the corporation's business, causing the business to be a total failure"
Holding that "unless special circumstances would render such an award unjust," "parties who qualify for a fee should recover for all hours reasonably spent, including those on fee-related matters."
47 Cal.App.4th 464 (Cal. Ct. App. 1996) Cited 168 times
Holding that "bad thoughts are no tort" and that "our focus for determining the wrongfulness of those intentional acts should be on the defendant's objective conduct," (citing Boyson v. Thorn, 98 Cal. 578, 33 P. 492 (1893), and Justice Mosk's concurrence in Della Penna); Korea Supply Co., 109 Cal.Rptr.2d at 427
185 Cal.App.4th 1050 (Cal. Ct. App. 2010) Cited 102 times
Holding that a post-trial motion is sufficient for the recovery of expert witness fees in cases where the parties' agreement authorized the recovery of such witness fees
67 Cal.App.4th 437 (Cal. Ct. App. 1998) Cited 132 times
Holding that trial court may reduce attorney fee award on basis of plaintiff's rejection of informal settlement offer that exceeded plaintiff's ultimate recovery