How have the courts treated attorney's fees calculations in the context of a lawsuit?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Espinosa v. Ahearn (In re Hyundai & Kia Fuel Economy Litig.), No. 15-56014, No. 15-56025, No. 15-56059, No. 15-56061, No. 15-56064, No. 15-56067 (9th Cir. 2019):
instructing appellate courts to give "substantial deference" to attorney's fees calculations because "trial courts need not, and indeed should not, become green-eyeshade accountants" and because of "the district court's superior understanding of the litigation" (quoting Hensley v. Eckerhart, 461 U.S. 424, 437 (1983))), and does not support a finding of collusion.
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