Does a trial court's award of attorney fees constitute an abuse of power?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Planned Parenthood v. Aakhus, 14 Cal.App.4th 162, 17 Cal.Rptr.2d 510 (Cal. App. 1993):
The trial court's award of attorney fees does not constitute an abuse of its discretion; no statute or legal rule or principle prohibits the award, nor does it constitute a miscarriage of justice. (Baggett v. Gates (1982) 32 Cal.3d 128, 142-143, 185 Cal.Rptr. 232, 649 P.2d 874.)
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