In a win for lawyers at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, a California appeals court has upheld a $1.4 million appellate cost award for one of the daughters of a Hong Kong industrial tycoon.

The Second District Court of Appeal on Monday held that Angela Sabella, daughter of deceased billionaire Chen Din-Hwa, was entitled to costs she incurred securing a letter of credit to post bond while pursuing an appeal in her dispute with one of the many companies her father owned, Rostack Investments Inc.