JONES v. KMART CORP.

Docket No. S058207.

17 Cal.4th 329 (1998)

FLOYZELL JONES et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. KMART CORPORATION et al., Defendants and Appellants.

Supreme Court of California.

January 29, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Darryl Parker, Sarah Lawrence, Price and Associates, Pamela Y. Price and Karen T. Wolff for Plaintiffs and Appellants.

Alan L. Schlosser and Edward M. Chen as Amici Curiae on behalf of Plaintiffs and Appellants.

J. Randall Andrada, Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold, Frederick D. Baker, Stuart W. Miller and Linh N. Ha for Defendants and Appellants.


OPINION

MOSK, J.

Civil Code section 52.1 authorizes an action at law, a suit in equity, or both, against anyone who interferes, or tries to do so, by threats, intimidation, or coercion, with an individual's exercise or enjoyment of rights secured by federal or state law. Subdivision (h) of section 52.1 permits a prevailing plaintiff to recover attorney fees. We must decide whether plaintiffs could recover damages on the basis of conduct...

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