Legal Opinion
Harrington v. Payroll Entertainment Services, Inc.
California Court of Appeal
Decided February 28, 2008No. B198883PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
VOGEL, J.
This was a dispute about $44.63 in unpaid overtime, which was settled for $10,500, after which plaintiff asked the trial court for about $46,000 for his attorney fees. The trial court denied the motion outright, and plaintiff now appeals on the ground that he has a statutory right to recover his reasonable fees. We agree, reverse the order, and award him $500 for his fees.
FACTS
A
For one 14-hour day, Michael J. Harrington (an off-duty police officer) provided traffic and crowd control services for a movie, Man in the Chair (Outsider Pictures 2007). The movie’s payroll services…
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