Defendant Sunny Hills Associates, Inc.’s (“Defendant”) motion for attorney’s fees is granted in part.
Applicable Law
“California adheres to the American rule, ‘which provides that each party to a lawsuit must ordinarily pay his own attorney fees.’” (Cassim v. Allstate Ins. Co. (2004) 33 Cal.4th 780, 806, quoting Trope v. Katz (1995) 11 Cal.4th 274, 278.) Civil Code section 1717, subdivision (a) provides that: “In any action on a contract, where the contract specifically provides that attorney’s fees and costs, which are incurred to enforce that contract, shall be awarded either to one of the parties or to the prevailing party, then the party who is determined to be the party prevailing on the contract, whether he or she is the party specified in the contract or not, shall be entitled to reasonable attorney’s fees in addition to other costs. Where a contract provides for attorney’s fees, as set forth above, that provision shall be construed as applying to the entire contract, unless eac
Hearing Date
September 25, 2020
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Defendant Sunny Hills Associates, Inc.’s (“Defendant”) motion for attorney’s fees is granted in part.
Applicable Law
“California adheres to the American rule, ‘which provides that each party to a lawsuit must ordinarily pay his own attorney fees.’” (Cassim v. Allstate Ins. Co. (2004) 33 Cal.4th 780, 806, quoting Trope v. Katz (1995) 11 Cal.4th 274, 278.) Civil Code section 1717, subdivision (a) provides that: “In any action on a contract, where the contract specifically provides that attorney’s fees and costs, which are incurred to enforce that contract, shall be awarded either to one of the parties or to the prevailing party, then the party who is determined to be the party prevailing on the contract, whether he or she is the party specified in the contract or not, shall be entitled to reasonable attorney’s fees in addition to other costs. Where a contract provides for attorney’s fees, as set forth above, that provision shall be construed as applying to the entire contract, unless eac