What is the test for calculating costs under the California Civil Procedure Act?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Alfaro v. Colgate-Palmolive Co. (In re Laosd Asbestos Cases), 236 Cal.Rptr.3d 490, 25 Cal.App.5th 1116 (Cal. App. 2018):
losing partys ability to pay. Instead, the cases analyzing costs under the applicable statutes focus on whether certain claimed costs were reasonable or necessary. (See, e.g., Thon v. Thompson (1994) 29 Cal.App.4th 1546, 1549, 35 Cal.Rptr.2d 346 [deducting the difference between chartered private plane and commercial flight to attend depositions].)
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