Legal Opinion
City of Glendale v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 7, 2002No. B152057PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BOLAND, J. * —
Summary
A trial court erred in granting a motion to strike a municipality’s request for punitive damages. Public entities are not, as a matter of law, precluded from pursuing claims for punitive damages.
Factual and Procedural Background
In January 1998, real party in interest Robert L. Fenton sued petitioners City of Glendale and Glendale Redevelopment Agency (collectively City) to recover a contingency fee. Fenton, an attorney who since resigned from the State Bar, alleged he was retained by the City to recover eminent domain funds it was owed by the County of Los Angeles,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- City of Los Angeles v. Shpegel-Dimsey, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 1988
- Westlands Water Dist. v. Amoco Chemical Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1992
- McAllister v. South Coast Air Quality Management DistrictCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1986
- City of Sanger v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1992
3Cited by2 opinions
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- 21st Century Insurance v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2005