How to calculate fees in a personal injury case?

The appropriate method for computing fees in this case is the lodestar approach, in which the court multiplies the number of hours reasonably expended on the litigation by a reasonable hourly rate. Cunningham v. Cty. of Los Angeles, 879 F.2d 481, 484 (9th Cir. 1988). "The measure to be used 'is not actual expenses and fees but those the court determines to be reasonable.'" Matter of Yagman, 796 F.2d 1165, 1184-85 (9th Cir.1986).