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Mick Mars, who in January won a legal battle with his former Motley Crue bandmates over corporate document production related to his 2022 dismissal from the group, has been awarded more than $130,000 in attorneys’ fees. The $131,665 granted by Los Angeles Superior Court Judge James C. Chalfant on Thursday was less than half the $285,000 the musician sought. The 72-year-old former lead guitarist for the group filed a petition in April 2023 asking that companies associated with the band turn over business records and pay for his attorneys’ fees. Mars says he has suffered from a chronic form of arthritis that has effectively fused his spine and made him three inches shorter than he was in high school, and that he is unable to turn his head in any direction. On Jan. 16, Chalfant found that Mars was forced to file a legal action in order to obtain the documents he was entitled to receive long before the Dec. 8 timeline when nearly 1,400 pages were finally delivered. Mars’ attorneys subsequently filed court papers seeking $282,160 in attorneys’ fees and $2,180 in costs. But

A prominent law firm has obtained a judgment of more than $1 million against former Assemblyman Matthew Dababneh, who allegedly owed the firm fees and costs associated with filing a defamation suit against a woman who accused the ex-lawmaker of sexual assault. On Thursday, Los Angeles Superior Court Wendy Chang confirmed an arbitrator’s award of $930,930 to the firm of Glaser, Weil, Fink, Howard, Avchen & Shapiro LLP. Chang also added attorneys’ fees, interest and costs for a total of $1.050 million. No one appeared at the hearing on Dababneh’s behalf. “The court may not vacate or correct the award as the petition is unopposed,” Chang wrote. Attorney Patricia L. Glaser, whose clients include Fortune 500 companies, major studios, real estate investors and developers, financial institutions and high-profile entertainers and public figures, is among the members of the Glaser Weil law firm. According to the petition filed in February 2023, Glaser Weil represented the former Woodland Hills politician during an assembly committee investigation into Sacramento lobbyist Pamela Lopez’s allegations against him as well as Dababneh’s subsequent civil action against his accuser. Dababneh, a 43-year-old Democrat

We may receive commissions from some links to products on this page. Promotions are subject to availability and retailer terms. By Jessica Walrack Edited By Angelica Leicht Updated on: April 12, 2024 / 11:24 AM EDT / CBS News If you’re feeling overwhelmed by high-interest debt, these payoff strategies can help you tackle what you owe. Getty Images If you’re carrying variable-interest debt on credit cards or other credit products, you’ve likely noticed an uptick in interest over the past few years. The Fed implemented a series of rate hikes throughout 2022 and 2023 to help fight inflation, which caused lenders to increase the rates on their credit products. For example, the average rate on U.S. credit card accounts went from 14.71% in 2020 to 21.47% by late 2023.  To give you an idea of how that translates, if you have $5,000 in credit card debt and a 14% APR, you’ll owe about $58 in interest charges per month compared to about $87 per month with a 21% APR. And the cost difference compounds over time. If you’re paying off the balance through monthly payments

Police are continuing their search for a 23-year-old woman from Sacramento who was last seen in Los Angeles and whose phone was found at L.A. International Airport. Noelle Lynch, 23, was last seen leaving an apartment building in the 900 block of East Redondo Boulevard in Inglewood on April 3 around 5 p.m., the Los Angeles Police Department said in a news release. She was described as 5 feet, 8 inches tall with brown hair and blue eyes and weighing approximately 125 pounds. Her father told the news outlet SF Gate that Lynch is a Sacramento State University student, but that she drove to Los Angeles on April 1 in a “difficult state of mind.” The family didn’t know where she was going when she left their home in the Sacramento area appearing upset, but the following day she was involved in a car crash in Los Angeles, her father Mark Lynch said. Her car was totaled. The family booked Lynch a hotel room near LAX and her mother was set to drive to Los Angeles to get her. Noelle spoke to her mother from

WASHINGTON —  The Supreme Court ruled Friday that developers and home builders in California may challenge the fees commonly imposed by cities and counties to pay for new roads, schools, sewers and other public improvements. The justices said these “impact fees” may be unconstitutional if builders and developers are forced to pay an unfair share of the cost of public projects. Developers contended that limiting California’s high fees for new construction would lead to the construction of more affordable new housing. California state courts had blocked such claims when they arose from “a development impact fee imposed pursuant to a legislatively authorized fee program” that applies to new development in a city or county. But the 9-0 Supreme Court decision opened the door for such challenges. The decision could have wide impact in California, since local governments have increasingly relied on impact fees rather than property taxes to pay for new projects. But the justices did not set a rule for deciding when these fees become unfair and unconstitutional. Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Ketanji Brown Jackson said they joined the court’s opinion in Sheetz vs. El

If there’s anything that can harsh the mellow of “Dead Heads,” it’s probably this. On Tuesday, the founder of Skull & Roses, a Grateful Dead tribute festival that was set to be held in Ventura next weekend, announced it had been canceled. In the same announcement, it was noted that those who purchased tickets won’t get their money back. “With deep sorrow I must inform you that SKULL & ROSES 6 has been canceled,” a statement signed by festival founder Chris Mitrovich reads in part. “In all transparency, the financial devastation of the 2023 show has made it impossible to sustain the weight of the new production.” Taylor Swift reportedly gives ‘Eras Tour’ truckers $100,000 bonuses It was not immediately clear what the “financial devastation” relating to last year’s show was, but the 2024 show was canceled just 10 days before the first day was set to kick off. The festival had been held at the Ventura County Fairgrounds each year since it began in 2017. While the news of the cancelation was likely bad enough for fans, the statement also informed ticket holders that

By Jan Crawford, Analisa Novak April 12, 2024 / 11:07 AM EDT / CBS News Country artist ERNEST on new album Country artist ERNEST talks new album, next chapter in his career 06:12 Celebrated for his impromptu lyrics and catchy melodies, country music singer-songwriter Ernest Smith said he first realized his knack for songwriting in sixth grade when he listened to the “Space Jam” soundtrack. “I was ingesting rap at like, you know, second, third grade,” said ERNEST. His love for music blossomed in elementary school, where he honed his skills by freestyling at the lunch table and making up songs about friends. “They throw out words, I’d make up rhymes. And that was, that was kind of like when I realized I had a skill for it,” said ERNEST. That skill has earned him nine No. 1 hits and led to ERNEST writing with and for some of country music’s biggest names, like Kane Brown and ERNEST’s good friend, Jelly Roll. His songwriting took him to Nashville, where he signed a record deal and recently released an album named after his hometown, “Nashville, Tennessee.” “I

By Melissa Quinn April 12, 2024 / 10:51 AM EDT / CBS News What’s in the new Supreme Court ethics code? What the new Supreme Court ethics code says, and what it doesn’t 06:47 Washington — Conservative judicial activist Leonard Leo said he will not comply with a subpoena issued by Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee as part of their ongoing investigation into ethics practices at the Supreme Court. The subpoena was issued to Leo by Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin on Thursday, months after Democrats on the panel voted to authorize it . Durbin has been looking into ethics issues at the high court for roughly a year following a series of reports that revealed Justice Clarence Thomas took luxury trips with a Republican megadonor, Harlan Crow, and did not disclose them. Crow, a Texas real estate developer, did not receive a subpoena from Durbin, a spokesman for Crow said. “Mr. Leo has played a central role in the ethics crisis plaguing the Supreme Court and, unlike the other recipients of information requests in this matter, he has done nothing but stonewall the

We may receive commissions from some links to products on this page. Promotions are subject to availability and retailer terms. By Aly Yale Edited By Angelica Leicht April 12, 2024 / 10:47 AM EDT / CBS News If the Fed starts cutting rates, it could have a big impact on what CD accounts are offering. PHIL LEO/Getty Images Inflation has been high for years now, and while it’s decreased quite a bit from its peak of 9.1% in June 2022, it’s still below the Federal Reserve’s target goal of 2%. To move the needle and curb spending further, the Fed has kept interest rates paused at a 23-year high at its last three meetings. While that’s bad for consumers using credit cards, mortgages and loans, as higher rates mean paying more in interest on the money borrowed, it’s a boon for savers, resulting in hefty interest rates on savings accounts and certificates of deposit (CDs) . What goes up must come down, though, and at some point, the Fed is likely to make rate cuts once inflation is under control . While the Fed rate