Legal Opinion
Bell v. Farmers Insurance Exchange
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 5, 2001No. A091134PublishedCited by 81 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
SWAGER, J.
In this class action lawsuit to recover for nonpayment of overtime compensation, the defendant, Farmers Insurance Exchange (hereafter FIE), appeals an interim order awarding attorney fees, which was entered following an order granting summary adjudication in favor of plaintiffs on defendant’s fourth affirmative defense. We find no error in the decisional underpinning of the award but reverse it on statutory grounds.
Procedural Background
FIE is one of a group of affiliated insurance companies doing business under the service name of Farmers Insurance Group of Companies. The…
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