Nations Title Co. of California v. Security Union
Plaintiff and appellant Nations Title Company of California, Inc. (Nations) appeals an order on remand that awarded expert witness fees in the amount of $244,376.75 to defendants and respondents Security Union Title Insurance Company dba Pacific Coast Title (Pacific), Michael Lowther, Wayne Diaz, Tony Becker and Phil Jauregui (collectively, Defendants).
Our prior decision (Nations Title Company of California v. Security Union Title Insurance Company, et al. (Jan. 25, 2016, B250490, B253840) [nonpub. opn.] (Nations I)) concluded the trial court erred in denying Defendants’ motion for expert witness fees pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 998, and remanded the matter to the trial court to determine which expert witness fees were reasonably necessary to Defendants’ trial preparation.
On remand, the trial court found Defendants were entitled to expert fees in the amount of $244,376.75. We perceive no abuse of discretion in the trial court’s determination on remand and af
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