Cases Under Review: California Supreme Court Grants Review Of Class Action Fee Case Uphold Lower Court’s Primary Utilization Of Percentage Of Recovery Method In A Common Fund Case

 

Petition For Review Was Granted On February 25, 2015.

     On February 25, 2015, the California Supreme Court granted review of the following case, with the issue involved described this way in its Weekly Summary for the week of February 23, 2015:

Lafitte v. Robert Half Internat., Inc., S222996. (B249253; 231 Cal.App.4th 860; Los Angeles County Superior Court; BC321317.) Petition for review after the Court of Appeal affirmed the judgment in a civil action. This case presents the following issue: Does Serrano v. Priest (1977) 20 Cal.3d 25 permit a trial court to anchor its calculation of a reasonable attorney’s fees award in a class action on a percentage of the common fund recovered?

     We first discussed this case on our November 7, 2014 post, when the decision was unpublished. Later, it was certified for publication. Now, it is up for review.

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