Is there a mutuality of remedy for attorney fee claims under the California Civil Code?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Fanuk Human Res., Inc. v. Cash Flow V, LLC, B245415, c/w B247581 (Cal. App. 2014):
California law, however, "ensure[s] mutuality of remedy for attorney fee claims under contractual attorney fee provisions." (Santisas v. Goodin (1998) 17 Cal.4th 599, 610.) Civil Code section 1717, subdivision (a) provides in pertinent part: "In any action
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