California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Town Square Props. v. Mansouri, B236871 (Cal. App. 2013):
"[W]hen an unsuccessful mediation has been court-ordered, reasonably necessary expenses incident thereto may, in the sound discretion of the trial court, be awarded after trial to a prevailing party." (Gibson v. Bobroff (1996) 49 Cal.App.4th 1202, 1209 (Gibson).)
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