California Supreme Court,
Civil Litigation
Jun. 28, 2019
Got a final award? It ain’t necessarily so.
The California Supreme Court recently said it is timely to submit a request for costs under CCP Section 998 to the arbitrator after a final award on the merits has been issued.
Michael R. Diliberto
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Is it timely to submit a request for costs under Code of Civil Procedure Section 998 to the arbitrator after a final award on the merits is issued? The answer is "Yes," according to Heimlich v. Shivji, 2019 DJDAR 4663 (Cal. May 30, 2019).
In Heimlich, an attorney sued his client to collect fees for services ...
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