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Appellate Practice

Sep. 10, 2004

Justices Differ on Awarding Fees for 'Catalyst Cases'

SAN FRANCISCO - The California Supreme Court seemed divided Wednesday over how to compensate attorneys who bring public interest lawsuits that become moot when a business or a government agency changes the way it does business.

By Peter Blumberg
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        SAN FRANCISCO - The California Supreme Court seemed divided Wednesday over how to compensate attorneys who bring public interest lawsuits that become moot when a business or a government agency changes the way it does business.
        Two conservative just...

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