Is an award for an anti-SLAPP attorney fee based on the "deferential abuse standard"?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Wang v. Yeh, B294782 (Cal. App. 2020):
We review an anti-SLAPP attorney fee award under the "deferential abuse of discretion standard" and the "trial court's fee determination ' " 'will not be disturbed unless the appellate court is convinced that it is clearly wrong.' " ' " (Christian Research Institute v. Alnor (2008) 165 Cal.App.4th 1315, 1322.)
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