Judge Awards Parties $2.2 Million In Attorney Fees Against Oil Industry Intervenor

Mealey's (July 19, 2021, 7:16 AM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — In an action brought by three nonprofits against the city of Los Angeles, a California judge ordered an oil industry association intervenor on July 6 to pay attorney fees of more than $1.2 million to the nonprofits and more than $1 million to the city of Los Angeles.  The awards follow an appellate court’s 2019 ruling reversing the denial of motions against the intervenor under the Anti-Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation (anti-SLAPP) statute....