Labor/Employment
Jan. 15, 2010
State Supreme Court Denies Hefty Attorney Fee Award
The California Supreme Court on Thursday rebuffed an attorney's $871,000 fee request for winning an employment discrimination case that netted her client just $11,500.
By Laura Ernde
Daily Journal Staff Writer
The California Supreme Court on Thursday rebuffed an attorney's $871,000 fee request for winning an employment discrimination case that netted her client just $11,500.
In doing so, the court gave trial court judges wider discretion to deny attorney fee awards in employment and housing discrimination cases that achieve only modest success. Chavez v. City of Los Angeles, 2010 D...
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