We granted a petition transfering this case, pursuant to California Rules of Court, rule 2(a), to resolve a significant issue of law about which there seemed to be a dispute among the appellate authorities: whether the imposition of sanctions under Code of Civil Procedure section 128.5 (hereafter section 128.5) requires a finding that the sanctioned party was guilty of bad faith. We are satisfied that it does....
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