Legal Opinion
Commodore Home Systems, Inc. v. Superior Court
California Supreme Court
Decided August 30, 1982No. L.A. 31512PublishedCited by 193 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
NEWMAN, J.
Petitioner Commodore Home Systems, Inc. (Commodore) seeks mandate after the San Bernardino Superior Court denied its *213motion to strike portions of a complaint alleging job discrimination. The question is whether punitive damages are available in a suit for job discrimination pursuant to the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) (Gov. Code, § 12900 et seq.).1
The California Fair Employment Practices Act (FEPA) was enacted in 1959 (former Lab. Code, § 1410 et seq.; see Stats. 1959, ch. 121, § 1, p. 2000 et seq.). In 1980 it was recodified as part of the FEHA. (Stats.…
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