California Appellate Panel Upholds Reduction Of Attorney Fees In Wage Class Settlement

(December 18, 2018, 1:38 PM EST) -- SAN JOSE, Calif. — There was no abuse of discretion when a trial court awarded attorneys in a settled wage-and-hour class suit $70,000 less than requested, a California appellate panel ruled in a Dec. 14 unpublished opinion, finding that the court properly approached the fee request and the plaintiff erred in arguing that Laffitte v. Robert Half Internat. Inc. requires a percentage method to be used (Daniel Orozco v. Pebble Beach Company, No. H044232, Calif. App., 6th Dist., 2018 Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 8469)....