Flethez v. San Bernardino Co. Employees Retirement Assn.
California Supreme Court
1Opinion of the CourtCantil-Sakauye, C.J.
In this action for a writ of mandamus, the superior court determined that San Bernardino County Employees Retirement Association (SBCERA) wrongfully denied Frank Flethez the correct starting date for his disability retirement allowance. 1 The court then awarded Flethez prejudgment interest under Civil Code section 3287, subdivision (a) ( section 3287(a) ) as part of his damages, to be retroactively calculated from the same starting date. 2 On appeal, SBCERA challenged only the calculation of the prejudgment interest award. The Court of Appeal agreed with SBCERA that the superior court had…
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