Goodstone v. Southwest Airlines Co.

Opinion

TURNER, P. J.—

I. Introduction

Nikki Tolt and Sheryl Schrager, counsel for plaintiff, Geraldine Good-stone, appeal after the trial court ordered both attorneys, jointly and severally, to pay $34,727 in attorney fees to defendants Southwest Airlines Co., Burbank Air Service, Inc., and Industrial Electric Vehicles, formerly known as Nordskog Electric Vehicle (Nordco), as sanctions pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 128.7 1 and local court rules promulgated under the authority of the Trial Court Delay Reduction Act of 1986. (Gov. Code, § 68600 et seq.) The sanctions were awarded…