What is the test for an award of attorney fees in a personal injury case?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Karagiosian v. Burbank Police Dep't, B243622 (Cal. App. 2016):
spent on particular matters are not a prerequisite for an award of attorney fees. (Balsam v. Trancos, Inc. (2012) 203 Cal.App.4th 1083, 1103.) The trial court, having presided over the trial, considered all relevant factors in determining a proper award of attorney fees, and applied those factors to its knowledge of the case in setting the award. The court's considered ruling was far from abuse of the court's wide discretion.
The judgment and the order awarding Karagiosian attorney fees are affirmed. Karagiosian shall recover costs on appeal.
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