California · Code of Civil Procedure - CCP

CCP §490.040: The amount of any recovery for wrongful attachment shall be offset insofar as possible against any unsatisfied amounts owed to the plaintiff by the defendant on the judgment in the action for which wr

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Money recovered in a wrongful attachment case may be reduced by any unpaid judgment amounts the defendant owes the plaintiff in the underlying action.

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The amount of any recovery for wrongful attachment shall be offset insofar as possible against any unsatisfied amounts owed to the plaintiff by the defendant on the judgment in the action for which wrongful attachment damages are awarded.

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