Public Interest
Oct. 8, 2010
Fee Awards Questioned
A personal stake in the outcome of a case shouldn't prevent a litigant from getting attorney fees as long as the case also results in a larger public benefit, the California Supreme Court suggested at oral argument Wednesday.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A personal stake in the outcome of a case shouldn't prevent a litigant from getting attorney fees as long as the case also results in a larger public benefit, the California Supreme Court suggested at oral argument Wednesday.
The Private Attorney General Act of 2004 was designed to encourage lawyers to take public interest cases pro bono by giving them a chance to get paid if they w...
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