California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Morley v. United Parcel Serv. Inc, B218609, No. BC 395567 (Cal. App. 2010):
Generally, a party may recover attorney fees only when they are authorized by statute, law or agreement. (Santisas v. Goodin (1998) 17 Cal.4th 599, 606.) Morley contends the trial court erred in awarding attorney fees arguing they were unfounded and excessive.8 We disagree.
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