California Court of Appeal

The trial court's order requiring plaintiff to pay $100,000 in attorney's fees to defendant after defendant prevailed in plaintiff's action under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) is affirmed, where: 1) the trial court made express oral findings when it ruled on defendant's motion at the hearing, which demonstrate that the court applied the correct standards, and the failure to put these findings in writing was not prejudicial and does not itself justify reversal; 2) the trial court properly considered plaintiff's financial condition; and 3) the trial court did not abuse its discretion in finding that his action was "unreasonable, frivolous, meritless, or vexatious."

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/25/2014
• Published 02/25/2014

Judges

• MIHARA

Court

• California Court of Appeal

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