What is the legal test for requesting attorney fees in a personal injury case?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Wentworth v. Hemenway, A154511 (Cal. App. 2019):
entirety. Hemenway may file a request for attorney fees in the trial court. (See 425.16, subd. (c)(1); Bleavins v. Demarest (2011) 196 Cal.App.4th 1533, 1543-1544.) Hemenway is also entitled to costs on appeal. (Id. at p. 1544.)
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NEEDHAM, J.
We concur.
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JONES, P.J.
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SIMONS, J.
Footnotes:
1. Statutory references are to the Code of Civil Procedure unless otherwise indicated.
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