What is the test for determining the appropriate amount of time spent by an attorney on a personal injury claim?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from Kern River Public Access Com. v. City of Bakersfield, 170 Cal.App.3d 1205, 217 Cal.Rptr. 125 (Cal. App. 1985):

"Serrano III requires the trial court to first determine a 'touchstone' or 'lodestar' figure based on a 'careful completion of the time spent and reasonable hourly compensation for each attorney ... involved in the presentation of the case.' (20 Cal.3d at p. 48 [141 Cal.Rptr. 315, 569 P.2d 1303]; Serrano v. Unruh (1982) 32 Cal.3d 621, 625 [186 Cal.Rptr. 754, 652 P.2d 985] ... (Serrano IV ).) That figure may then be increased or reduced by the application of a 'multiplier' after the trial court has considered other factors concerning the lawsuit. 12

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