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California Courts of Appeal

Dec. 22, 2015

Court revives high-profile fee dispute

A San Jose man's bid to win millions of dollars in legal fees from the City of San Jose was revived by a state appeals court Friday.

By Kevin Lee
Daily Journal Staff Writer

A San Jose man who pursued a high-profile malicious prosecution lawsuit against the city of San Jose will have another opportunity to win millions of dollars in attorney fees from the city following a 6th District Court of Appeal opinion Friday.

The fee dispute arose after plaintiff Michael Kerkeles agreed to a $150,000 settlement in 2013 to drop civil claims that San Jose authorities wrongfully p...

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