Legal Opinion
PNEC Corp. v. Meyer
California Court of Appeal
Decided November 17, 2010No. G042297PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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IKOLA, J.
The trial court awarded attorney fees to defendant Gail L. Meyer after she succeeded in moving to dismiss the action against her “on the ground of inconvenient forum.” (Code Civ. Proc., § 418.10, subd. (a)(2).) Plaintiff PNEC Corporation (PNEC) appeals the postdismissal attorney fee award, claiming (1) a party is never entitled to contractual attorney fees under Civil Code section 1717 for successfully obtaining dismissal of an action on the ground of forum non conveniens; and (2) even if an attorney fee award is generally authorized in these circumstances, the amount awarded…
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