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Litigation

Aug. 18, 2006

State Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Fees Case

The California Supreme Court unanimously agreed Wednesday to decide whether plaintiffs who bring private attorney general actions can win fees if they have not first tried to settle the dispute short of litigation.

By Itir Yakar
Daily Journal Staff Writer


The California Supreme Court unanimously agreed Wednesday to decide whether plaintiffs who bring private attorney general actions can win fees if they have not first tried to settle the dispute short of litigation.
      The case comes to the high court after a unanimous panel of the 4th District Court of Appeal upheld a $1.25 million attorney-fees award to a uni...

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