What factors will the court consider when determining a fee for representation in a personal injury case?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Salinas v. FCA US LLC, Case No.: 1:17-cv-0419 - JLT (E.D. Cal. 2019):

of the representation, the novelty and complexity of the issues, the results obtained, and the contingent risk presented." Laffitte, 1 Cal.5th at 504 (citation omitted); see also Ketchum v. Moses, 24 Cal.4th 1122, 1132 (2001) (indicating the court may adjust the fee award considering "the following factors: (1) the novelty and difficulty of the questions involved, (2) the skill displayed in presenting them, (3) the extent to which the nature of the litigation precluded other employment by the attorneys, (4) the contingent nature of the fee award").

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