Picture a lawsuit where the other side doesn’t like the judge. Not because the judge ruled against them on the merits, but because the judge once held them accountable. So they make the judge go away. Not from one case, but from every case like yours, filing the same boilerplate paperwork over and over until the court has no choice …
The Tort of Another Has Limits:
California Businesses Cannot Recover Every Legal Fee in Cascading Litigation Horst Legal Counsel | April 2026 Someone torpedoes your deal. You spend north of a million dollars in court forcing the sale through. You win. Then you sue the people who caused the mess in the first place, and you win again. But the second lawsuit cost you another $841,000 …

