Personal Injury & Torts
Mar. 26, 2011
Plaintiffs' Fees a No-Go for Defense Lawyers
A state appellate court rejected an attempt by defense lawyers to collect fees from plaintiffs in disability discrimination cases, a move that civil rights advocates said would have chilled litigation.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A state appellate court Thursday rejected an attempt by defense lawyers to collect fees from plaintiffs in disability discrimination cases, a move civil rights advocates said would have chilled litigation.
In most California disability discrimination cases brought under the Disabled Persons Act and the Unruh Civil Rights Act, winning plaintiffs are allowed to collect attorney fees, but winning defendan...
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