Section 1717: City Of Oakland Suffers A Fees/Costs Award Of Almost $6.9 Million In Total After Losing Ground Lease Termination Case Against Plaintiffs

Case Demonstrates How Fee-Shifting Is A Major Consideration In Modern Day Litigation.

               City of Oakland, in Oakland Bulk & Oversized Terminal, LLC v. City of Oakland (2025) 112 Cal.App.5^th 519, Case Nos. A169585 et al. (1^st Dist., Div. 2 June 27, 2025), pet’n for review filed 8-6-2025, lost a ground lease termination case to plaintiffs under a lease with a fee shifting clause.  As a result, because the merits determinations were affirmed, City suffered adverse fees and costs awards of close to $6.9 million, plus having to honor the ground lease which it wrongfully terminated according to the trial and appellate courts.