Cummings v. Benco Building Services
California Court of Appeal
[Opinion certified for partial publication.*]
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
JOHNSON, J.
Plaintiff appeals from an order of the trial court awarding $63,359.45 in attorney fees and costs to defendant as the prevailing party in an action for age discrimination. We find the trial court abused its discretion in making an award under the circumstances of this case and reverse.
Facts and Proceedings Below
Appellant, Channie Cummings, is a 69-year-old Black woman who was the building maintenance supervisor at a 500,000-square-foot office building in Century City. She had worked at that building since it was built and was intimately familiar with the building and its…
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