Liability for Wrongful Attachment
Known as the The Attachment Law
The act spans §§ 481–493 (195 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 499 F. App'x 655 - Universal Trading & Investment v. Petro Kiritchenko (2012)
Most recently applied in 499 F. App'x 655 - Universal Trading & Investment v. Petro Kiritchenko (November 2012)
Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1198, Sec. 54
(a) The liability of a plaintiff for causing a wrongful attachment under Section 490.010 includes both of the following:
(1) All damages proximately caused to the defendant by the wrongful attachment.
(2) All costs and expenses, including attorney’s fees, reasonably expended in defeating the attachment.
(b) The liability of a plaintiff for wrongful attachment pursuant to Section 490.010 is limited by the amount of the undertaking.
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.