Div. One of the First District Court of Appeal has held that where the Clerk’s Office of a superior court transmits a judgment or appealable order as an attachment to a email, though the date of transmission is reflected, that’s not enough, without more, to trigger a 60-day period within which to file a notice of appeal.

Div. One of the Fourth District Court of Appeal held yesterday that a pre-litigation agreement to limit a statutory right to recover litigation costs is enforceable, rejecting the argument that such waivers violate California policy and are invalidated by a Civil Code provision providing that “a law established for a public reason cannot be contravened by a private agreement.”

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