Opinion ID: 874315
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Heading: We decline to award Dr. Dillé and SIPI attorney fees on appeal.

Text: Dr. Dillé and SIPI request attorney fees on appeal pursuant to I.C. § 12-121. The Court is authorized to award attorney fees under this statute if we are left with an abiding belief that the appeal was brought, pursued, or defended frivolously, unreasonably, or without foundation. Burns v. Baldwin, 138 Idaho 480, 487, 65 P.3d 502, 509 (2003) (citing Minich v. Gem State Developers, Inc., 99 Idaho 911, 918, 591 P.2d 1078, 1085 (1979)). We are unable to conclude that the Schmechels' appeal was pursued unreasonably or without foundation.