A California appellate court ruled plaintiffs' attorneys cannot collect fees in whistleblower retaliation cases if juries award no damages, despite finding retaliation, due to the employer's same-decision defense.
A plaintiff's attorney cannot collect $450,000 in fees and costs when a jury awarded zero, state appellate justices ruled.
The published opinion by a 2nd District Court of Appeal panel clarifies a 2021 statute allowing fee awards in whistleblower retaliation cases. The attorney whose award was erased called the outcome "an earthquake" that will deter whistleblowing.
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