California Supreme Court,
Civil Litigation,
Real Estate/Development
Jul. 1, 2021
Supreme Court to decide issue over fees in political law cases
The plaintiffs’ attorneys, John D. Spurling and Betty M. Shumener of Shumener, Odson & Oh LLP, asked the state Supreme Court to review the 2nd District Court of Appeal ruling that they said contradicts two 1st District decisions.
Should a prevailing defendant in a Political Reform Act case be able to collect attorney fees only if the lawsuit was frivolous? The state Supreme Court has decided to take up the issue following a heated political fight in Redondo Beach.
The high court granted a petition for review after the 2nd District Court of Appeal in March upheld, in part, a judgment from Los Angeles County Judge $95
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