In a personal injury action, can the Court of Appeal reverse an award of costs for abuse of cost?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from Ellis v. Toshiba Am. Info. Sys., Inc., B257966 (Cal. App. 2016):

We review the award of costs for abuse of discretion, and may reverse only when there is no substantial evidence to support the trial court's findings or when there has been a miscarriage of justice. (Finney v. Gomez (2003) 111 Cal.App.4th 527, 545.)

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