Corbett v. Hayward Dodge, Inc.

Opinion

LAMBDEN, J.

Hayward Dodge, Inc. (Hayward Dodge) appeals from the trial court’s denial of its request for attorney fees pursuant to Civil Code section 1780, subdivision (d), following the court’s granting its summary judgment motion against the fourth amended complaint of Thomas Corbett (Corbett). Hayward Dodge complains that the trial court applied a subjective standard of bad faith when the statute required an objective test of whether a reasonable attorney would have believed the claims had merit. Further, it argues the court should have awarded fees under either test. In addition,…