Goes To Show You How Fortunes Can Change.
Los Angeles Waterkeeper v. State Water Resources Control Board, Case No. B309151 (2d Dist., Div. 1 Feb. 27, 2023) (published) is a situation where plaintiff was awarded CCP § 1021.5 fees of $737,932.84 in a contentious public treatment wastewater permit dispute where plaintiff won on a general theory that the State Water Board had a general duty to prevent the unreasonable use of water. The appellate court disagreed as a matter of law, reversing on the merits so that the fee award went POOF! also.