California Supreme Court
Aug. 13, 2016
State Supreme Court affirms percentage of fund method in assessing lawyers' fees
Judges may calculate plaintiffs' attorney fees as a percentage of a case's total settlement amount, even in multi-million dollar class actions, the state Supreme Court clarified Thursday.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Judges may calculate plaintiffs' attorney fees as a percentage of a case's total settlement amount, even in multi-million dollar class actions, the state Supreme Court clarified Thursday.
Justice Kathryn M. Werdegar's unanimous ruling with a concurring opinion by Justice Goodwin H. Liu removes any ambiguity from Serrano v. Priest (1977) 20 Cal.3d 25,a case that a few appellate courts read as ...
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