Legal Opinion
Flannery v. Prentice
California Supreme Court
Decided August 13, 2001No. S080150PublishedCited by 104 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
WERDEGAR, J.
The question presented is to whom, as between attorney and client, attorney fees awarded under Government Code section 12965 (hereafter section 12965),1 part of the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) (Gov. Code, § 12900 et seq.), belong when no contractual agreement provides for their disposition. We conclude that, absent proof on remand of an enforceable agreement to the contrary, the attorney fees awarded in this case belong to the attorneys who labored to earn them.
Background
The Court of Appeal adequately stated the relevant facts. Plaintiff Leslie…
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