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Private Attorney General
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A private citizen who commences a lawsuit to enforce a legal right that benefits the community as a whole.
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The Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act of 2004, as the law is known, expands the claims employees can bring against their bosses lot a variety of workplace violations.
Labor litigation landslide hits L.A. entertainmment companies by Simons, Andrew / Los Angeles Business Journal
That was done, but Weilbacher said he was so angered by the lien that he had one of his former clients, James Swanson, bring suit against CHW under a state law that allows citizens to act as private attorneys general in cases where unfair business practices are alleged.
Use of liens by hospitals challenged by Darmiento, Laurence / Los Angeles Business Journal
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