Does the Court have jurisdiction to award attorney fees and costs based on the nature of the services provided and the time involved?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from New England Elec. Wire Corp. v. Cooner Sales Co., B231081 (Cal. App. 2012):
has jurisdiction and is empowered to award attorney fees and costs based on its valuation of the nature of the services and the time involved. (Id. at p. 552, fn. 11. Accord: Acosta v. Kerrigan (2007) 150 Cal.App.4th 1124, 1130-1131.)6
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