Code of Civil Procedure section 490.020

(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.

Source: Section 490.020, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=CCP§ionNum=490.­020.­ (updated Jul. 1, 1983; accessed Jul. 14, 2025).

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