Legal Opinion
Duale v. Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 15, 2007No. C051775PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
CANTIL-SAKAUYE, J.
Defendant Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (Mercedes-Benz), appeals an award of $40,497.50 in attorney fees and costs to plaintiffs William R. and Margaret G. Duale as the prevailing parties on their cause of action for violation of the Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act (Song-Beverly Act; Civ. Code, § 1790 et seq.), popularly known as the automobile “lemon law.”
In its appeal, Mercedes-Benz contends the attorney fee and cost award to plaintiffs is improper because plaintiffs’ jury verdict of $49,885 did not exceed defendant’s statutory offer to compromise (Code Civ. Proc., §…
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