Ruiz v. U.S. Security CA2/1
Defendant and appellant U.S. Security Associates, Inc. (USSA) appeals an attorney fee award in the amount of $481,100 in favor of plaintiff and respondent, Elizabeth Ruiz, a former employee of USSA, after settling her claims of discrimination under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) and wrongful termination. USSA contends that the trial court abused its discretion in its award of attorney fees in setting arbitrary and unreasonable rates for counsel and failing to deduct fees based on certain litigation work after USSA proffered its settlement offer. Finding no abuse of discretion by the trial court on either point, we affirm.
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