November 4, 2008 – Cal Attorneys Fees

FEHA Prevailing Defendants: Do Not Despair—Proper Record Means That You Can Recoup Attorney’s Fees

Second District, Division Three Awards Fee to the Defense Where Plaintiff’s Case Found Objectively Baseless in Nature. Winning FEHA defendants, take solace. Up to this point, we have mainly reported on cases where losing plaintiffs have avoided paying attorney’s fees in cases involving Fair Employment Housing Act (FEHA) claims for discrimination. The overriding reason […]

Fee Recovery For Paralegal Work: Orange County Lawyer Article Surveys Some Federal Decisions Where Paralegal Compensation Was Successfully Opposed Or Limited In Recovery

Cases: Paralegal Time

November 4, 2008

Proof of Paralegal Status and Compliance with Education/Certification Requirements Are Musts. In our June 4, 2008 post, we discussed federal and state decisions that generally allowed paralegal time to be compensated under the EAJA or many California fee-shifting statutes. An interesting article, authored by Kirstin Simonson, has appeared in the November 2008 issue of