How is an appeal against an award of attorney's fees reviewed for abuse of discretion?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Henry v. Gill Industries, Inc., 983 F.2d 943 (9th Cir. 1993):
"An appeal from a district court's award of attorney's fees is reviewed for abuse of discretion. The court abuses its discretion when it bases the award on clearly erroneous legal or factual findings." Drucker v. O'Brien's Moving and Storage, Inc., 963 F.2d 1171, 1173 (9th Cir.1992) (citations omitted).
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