Vasquez v. California

Supreme Court of California · Decided 2008-11-20

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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) <sp…

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