California Court of Appeal

A standard California residential purchase agreement bars an attorney's fees award for a party who commences litigation without first attempting to mediate the dispute.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/16/2008
• Published 06/16/2008

Judges

• HULL, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• June Babiracki Barlow and Neil D. Kalin, California Association of Realtors, Los Angeles, CA, Amicus curiae for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Charles A. Koss, Gagen, McCoy, McMahon, Koss, Markowitz & Raines, Danville, CA, for Plaintiff and Respondent., Cory Baur Chartrand, Triebsch, Frampton, Dorius & Lima, Turlock, CA, for Defendants and Appellants.