In California, the “prevailing party” in litigation is entitled to recover its costs as a matter of law under California Code of Civil Procedure (“CCC”) §1032. But under CCP §998, a party may make an “offer to compromise,” which can cut-off and even reverse the parties’ right to…
California law states that the “prevailing party” in a lawsuit is entitled to recover its costs from the other party. The law defines the “prevailing party” as “the party with a net monetary recovery” and “a defendant in whose favor a dismissal is entered.” So what happens when…
On May 4, 2015, the California Supreme Court ruled in Williams v. Chino Valley Independent Fire District that a successful defendant in a FEHA case can get awarded its attorneys’ fees and costs only when “the plaintiff brought or continued litigating the action without an objective basis for…