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Lawyers Fees Ordered
Fresno, CA: (Mar-24-08) In a recent development in the Stacy Johnson-Klein discrimination lawsuit against California State University, a judge decreed that the attorneys who represented the former Fresno State women's basketball coach must be awarded $2.5 million, which will be above the amount that was awarded to the plaintiff. Johnson-Klein had filed suit alleging that she faced gender discrimination during her employment with Fresno State.
Records show that a jury originally awarded Stacy Johnson-Klein $19.1 million for discrimination and unlawful termination in December 2007, but a judge later reduced that amount to $6.62 million. The revised award still didn't include an estimate of her attorney's fees, which a judge this week said would come to a total of $2.5 million. University spokespersons stated that they were appealing the case and hoped to get the overall award reduced or get the verdict overturned completely. Legal counsel for the coach have also filed suit following that decision. [FRESNO BEE: JUDGE: CSU MUST PAY LAWYERS $2.5 MILLION IN DISCRIMINATION CASE]
Published on Mar-26-08
Records show that a jury originally awarded Stacy Johnson-Klein $19.1 million for discrimination and unlawful termination in December 2007, but a judge later reduced that amount to $6.62 million. The revised award still didn't include an estimate of her attorney's fees, which a judge this week said would come to a total of $2.5 million. University spokespersons stated that they were appealing the case and hoped to get the overall award reduced or get the verdict overturned completely. Legal counsel for the coach have also filed suit following that decision. [
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