What is the legal basis for attorney fees?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Melgar v. Deutsche Bank Nat'l Tr. Co., G051225 (Cal. App. 2016):
decision on the propriety or amount of statutory attorney fees to be awarded, but a determination of the legal basis for an attorney fee award is a question of law to be reviewed de novo. [Citation.]" (Carver v. Chevron U.S.A., Inc. (2002) 97 Cal.App.4th 132, 142.)
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