Opinion ID: 1348792
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 7

Heading: Attorney Fees of $156,054.88.

Text: The trial court awarded Centrol attorney fees under SDCL 37-29-4(iii), SDCL 15-6-37(c) and because of Defendants' violation of the Supplemental Preliminary Injunction. [9] SDCL 37-29-4(iii) provides a sufficient basis for the award of attorney fees in this case since it allows reasonable attorney's fees to the prevailing party when willful and malicious misappropriation exists. Although Defendants claim the award of attorney fees was error due to a lack of willful and malicious misappropriation, we have already ruled in parts 3(a) and (b) that such misappropriation existed. Defendants objected to Centrol's attorney fees in the trial court. The trial court sustained some of these objections, but found the majority of Centrol's attorney fees reasonable. [10] Centrol claims the award was adequately supported by Affidavits and time and billing records. On appeal, defendants' briefs and specific claims of error relate only to the three bases of liability used by the trial court to impose attorney fees. As noted above, we have already decided this issue adversely to the defendants. On appeal, defendants do not claim error as to any specific items or amounts and any such claim is waived on appeal. See, SDCL 15-26A-60(6); Nielsen v. McCabe, 442 N.W.2d 477, 480 (S.D.1989). We affirm this award for attorney fees.