Legal Opinion
Vasquez v. California
California Supreme Court
Decided November 20, 2008No. S143710PublishedCited by 102 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
WERDEGAR, J.
Under the so-called private attorney general statute (Code Civ. Proc., § 1021.5, sometimes hereafter section 1021.5), a court may award attorney fees to the successful party in an action that has resulted in the enforcement of an important right affecting the public interest. In Graham v. DaimlerChrysler Corp. (2004) 34 Cal.4th 553, 560 [21 Cal.Rptr.3d 331, 101 P.3d 140] (Graham), we held the “catalyst theory” permits a court to award attorney fees under section 1021.5 “even when litigation does not result in a judicial resolution if the defendant changes its behavior…
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