How is the reasonableness of attorney's fees calculated?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Gong-Chun v. Aetna Inc., CASE NO. 1:09-cv-01995-SKO (E.D. Cal. 2012):
Where entitlement to fees is predicated on a fee-shifting statute, the primary method for considering the reasonableness of attorneys' fees is the lodestar method. Lealao v. Beneficial Cal.,
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