2nd DCA: Partially Successful Action Justifies Smaller Fee Award

A trial court correctly awarded one-fourth of a plaintiff's request for attorney fees in a Fair Employment and Housing Act suit, because she prevailed only on one of her five causes of action, the 2nd District Court of Appeal ruled.Case: Weisdorf-Mahserjian v. Serco, Inc., No. B206243, 3/6/09, unpublished.Facts:In February 2003, Jordana Weisdorf-Mahserjian suffered a shoulder injury while working for Serco Inc., as a parking enforcement officer in West Hollywood. The injury rendered her disabled. She filed a workers' compensation claim and was unable to work for long periods of time. Weisdorf-...