California Court of Appeal

In a construction defect case, a party may not recover attorney fees incurred after it tendered its defense to the subcontractors but before it tendered its defense to the subcontractors' insurers if it did not actually pay attorneys fees.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/15/2004
• Published 06/15/2004

Judges

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  Cooksey, Toolen, Gage, Duffy & Woog, Philip M. Woog, Costa Mesa, Paul K. Hoffman and Brian R. VanMorter for Cross-complainant and Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Murtaugh Miller Meyer & Nelson, Murtaugh Meyer Nelson & Tregiia, Thomas J. Skane, Costa Mesa, and Matthew W. Johnson, Los Angeles, for Cross-defendant and Respondent Reliable Interiors, Inc., Klinedinst PC, Donald R. McKillop, Sr., and David N. Bregman, San Diego, for Cross-defendant and Respondent Guaranteed Products Corporation., Law Offices of Linda M. Libertucci and Mark G. Harris, Orange, for Cross-Defendants and Respondents Ram-Mar Painting, Inc., and Sahara Waterproofing., Demler, Armstrong & Rowland, James N. Murphy, Long Beach, and Brian C. Dunn, La Jolla, for Cross-Defendant and Respondent All Star Electric, Inc.