Does a trial court have to apportion attorney fees between contract claims and noncontract claims?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from Cosco Fire Prot., Inc. v. Investments, D062427 (Cal. App. 2015):

A trial court is not required to apportion attorney fees between contract claims and noncontract claims when it reasonably finds all claims in the case were inextricably intertwined. (Abdallah v. United Savings Bank (1996) 43 Cal.App.4th 1101, 1111.)

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