14 Cited authorities

Nelson v. Anderson
72 Cal.App.4th 111 (Cal. Ct. App. 1999) Cited 283 times 5 Legal Analyses
Finding that obligations violated by limiting plaintiff's role were owed to the corporation because the decisions "amount[ed] to alleged misfeasance or negligence in managing the corporation's business, causing the business to be a total failure"
Jones v. Dumrichob
63 Cal.App.4th 1258 (Cal. Ct. App. 1998) Cited 151 times
Finding no abuse of discretion in awarding expert fees pursuant to a section 998 offer consisting of a cost waiver, but no monetary amount
Charton v. Harkey
247 Cal.App.4th 730 (Cal. Ct. App. 2016) Cited 51 times
Reversing 25 percent across-the-board reduction of cost award for one of four jointly-represented defendants who prevailed against plaintiffs and remanding for determination of costs awardable to sole prevailing defendant
Levy v. Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.
4 Cal.App.4th 807 (Cal. Ct. App. 1992) Cited 77 times
Affirming taxation of costs, where memorandum listed "other expenses authorized by statute and case law per declaration," declaration did not address them, and party did not substantiate them after objection; presuming the "court, in its sound discretion, found that the charges were excessive"
Drybread v. Chipain Chiropractic Corp.
151 Cal.App.4th 1063 (Cal. Ct. App. 2007) Cited 46 times 1 Legal Analyses
In Drybread, 151 Cal. App 4th 1063, 60 Cal.Rptr.3d 580, the court considered an unlawful detainer action brought by a commercial tenant against his sublessee.
Sanabria v. Embrey
92 Cal.App.4th 422 (Cal. Ct. App. 2001) Cited 52 times
Reversing trial courts award of costs where memorandum was untimely filed and the party seeking costs made no claim of mistake or inadvertence
Science Applications Internat. v. Superior Court
39 Cal.App.4th 1095 (Cal. Ct. App. 1995) Cited 55 times 1 Legal Analyses
Affirming costs for graphic exhibit boards and video presented to the jury, as essentially "a computerized form of blowup or model which was apparently, in the opinion of the trial court, reasonably helpful to the trier of fact and possibly fitting within the category of ‘models and blowups’ " under the statute
Stokus v. Marsh
217 Cal.App.3d 647 (Cal. Ct. App. 1990) Cited 60 times
Finding that award of attorneys' fees in excess of jurisdictional limit may be essential to prevent economic intimidation
Green v. County of Riverside
238 Cal.App.4th 1363 (Cal. Ct. App. 2015) Cited 19 times
Affirming award of trial technician cost under this framework
Hydratec v. Sun Valley 260 Orchard Vineyard Co.
223 Cal.App.3d 924 (Cal. Ct. App. 1990) Cited 48 times
In Hydratec, the court was faced with a costs and fee dispute following three separate cases that had been consolidated, at a minimum, for the purposes of trial.

Reply In Support of Motion To Tax Costs

14 Cited authorities

Finding that obligations violated by limiting plaintiff's role were owed to the corporation because the decisions "amount[ed] to alleged misfeasance or negligence in managing the corporation's business, causing the business to be a total failure"

Finding no abuse of discretion in awarding expert fees pursuant to a section 998 offer consisting of a cost waiver, but no monetary amount

Reversing 25 percent across-the-board reduction of cost award for one of four jointly-represented defendants who prevailed against plaintiffs and remanding for determination of costs awardable to sole prevailing defendant

Affirming taxation of costs, where memorandum listed "other expenses authorized by statute and case law per declaration," declaration did not address them, and party did not substantiate them after objection; presuming the "court, in its sound discretion, found that the charges were excessive"

In Drybread, 151 Cal. App 4th 1063, 60 Cal.Rptr.3d 580, the court considered an unlawful detainer action brought by a commercial tenant against his sublessee.

Reversing trial courts award of costs where memorandum was untimely filed and the party seeking costs made no claim of mistake or inadvertence

Finding that award of attorneys' fees in excess of jurisdictional limit may be essential to prevent economic intimidation

Affirming award of trial technician cost under this framework

In Hydratec, the court was faced with a costs and fee dispute following three separate cases that had been consolidated, at a minimum, for the purposes of trial.