Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 490.020

Current through the 2024 Legislative Session.
Section 490.020 - Liability of plaintiff
(a) The liability of a plaintiff for causing a wrongful attachment under Section 490.010 includes both of the following:
(1) All damages proximately caused to the defendant by the wrongful attachment.
(2) All costs and expenses, including attorney's fees, reasonably expended in defeating the attachment.
(b) The liability of a plaintiff for wrongful attachment pursuant to Section 490.010 is limited by the amount of the undertaking.

Ca. Civ. Proc. Code § 490.020

Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1198, Sec. 54. Operative July 1, 1983, by Sec. 70 of Ch. 1198.