Supreme Court of California

Code of Civil Procedure section 128.5, which authorizes sanctions (including attorney fees) for litigation misconduct, does not apply to conduct arising from a claim initiated after December 31, 1994.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/29/2004
• Published 03/29/2004

Judges

• BAXTER, J.

Court

• Supreme Court of California

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
•  Tarkington, O'Connor & O'Neil, Tarkington, O'Neill, Barrack & Chong, Thomas C. Burch and Robert A. Roth, Pacific Palisades, for Defendants and Appellants., Appell & Wolf, Mervyn H. Wolf, Encino, Brent I. Rosenzweig and Marc J. Appell, Woodland Hills, for Plaintiffs and Respondents.