First Intercontinental Bank v. Christina Ahn

OPINION

M. SMITH, Circuit Judge:

In this appeal, we apply California choice-of-law rules to determine whether California law or Georgia law governs an attorney’s fees dispute between Plaintiff-Appellant First Intercontinental Bank (Bank) and Defendant-Appellee Christina Ahn (Christina). We conclude that California law, specifically California Civil Code § 1717(a), governs the attorney’s fees dispute, and we affirm the district court’s decision awarding attorney’s fees to Christina.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

I. Factual Background

In March of 2009, First Intercontinental Bank, a bank…