Government
Mar. 18, 2013
Attorney fees proposal could chill public-interest suits, analysts warn
A trailer bill that's part of Gov. Jerry Brown's budget proposal could chill some public-interest lawsuits, according to a report Friday by the Legislative Analyst's Office.
By Paul Jones
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A trailer bill that's part of Gov. Jerry Brown's budget proposal could chill some public-interest lawsuits, according to a report Friday by the Legislative Analyst's Office.
Some plaintiffs involved in tax or fee-related refund lawsuits against the state in recent years have been able to recover more of their attorney fees from California using rules of the civil procedures code, rather than the more traditionally venue of the...
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