In a personal injury action, in what circumstances will the award of attorney fees and/or costs be reversed?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Ayala v. Dawson, 13 Cal.App.5th 1319, 220 Cal.Rptr.3d 917 (Cal. App. 2017):
costs based on the judgment, the attorney's fees and/or costs award will be reversed." (Citing Purdy v. Johnson (1929) 100 Cal.App. 416, 420421, 280 P. 181.) Since we affirm the judgment, we affirm the award of attorney fees as well.
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