Legal Opinion
David S. Karton, a Law Corp. v. Dougherty
California Court of Appeal
Decided November 14, 2014No. B244231PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ROTHSCHILD, P. J.
David S. Karton, A Law Corporation (Karton), sued its former client, William Russell Dougherty, for unpaid fees and costs. In 1999, Karton obtained a default judgment against Dougherty in the amount of $86,676.88, including an award of attorney fees pursuant to the parties’ retainer agreement. Karton thereafter pursued enforcement of the judgment and obtained awards of the attorney fees incurred in those enforcement efforts.
On appeal from the denial of Dougherty’s motion to vacate a 2007 attorney fee award, we directed the superior court to vacate that award and held…
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