A lawyer filed a class action lawsuit against Toshiba on behalf of a class of purchasers of laptops which had an electrostatic discharge problem. The trial court awarded $165,000 in sanctions against the lawyer and awarded her no attorney fees, even though she requested $24 million. The appellate court described in detail “the arduous procedural history” of the defendant’s attempts to obtain discovery and affirmed the award of sanctions and reversed the attorney fee award, but only to the extent of fees for work of a staff member. Ellis v. Toshiba America (Cal. App. Second Dist., Div. 1; August 7, 2013) (As Amended, September 10, 2013) 218 Cal.App.4th 853.
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