Garcia v. Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC

A few weeks later, the trial court entered a judgment dismissing Garcia's lawsuit with prejudice. Garcia thereafter filed this timely appeal.

DISCUSSION

Garcia argues that the trial court erred in denying her attorney's fees and costs. Mercedes-Benz asserts that we need not reach these questions because the trial court's denial order is not appealable. We address the appealability question first.

*1264I. Appealability

Mercedes-Benz contends that we are without jurisdiction to entertain Garcia's appeal from the trial court's order denying attorney's fees and costs because it is an interim order prior…