Steiger

Filed 6/5/25 Steiger v. Alameda Health System CA1/

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION TWO

SHONETTE STEIGER,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

A169457

v. ALAMEDA HEALTH SYSTEM, (Alameda County Super. Ct. No. RG19038883) Defendant and Appellant.

Alameda Health System (AHS) appeals from an award of attorney fees to its former employee, Shonette Steiger, who prevailed at trial on claims she brought under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (Gov. Code,1 § 12900 et seq. (FEHA)). After a jury trial resulted in a judgment in her favor, Steiger sought an award of $1,901,997.25 in attorney fees, which included a multiplier of 1.5. After a hearing, the trial court issued a detailed and closely reasoned eight-page single-spaced order awarding fees of…