Labor/Employment
Sep. 14, 2001
Brass in Pocket
The court cited to a long string of California authority recognizing the ability of courts to award attorney fees directly to the litigant's attorney.
In a 5-1 decision, the California Supreme Court clarified the oft-debated issue of who owns statutorily awarded attorney fees. Flannery v. Prentice, 2001 DJDAR 8530 (Cal. Aug. 13, 2001). Justice Kathryn Werdegar, writing for the majority, stated that absent a contrary agreement, ...
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