What is the standard of disclosure required by a court to recover attorney fees and costs?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Warden v. Mortuary, 2d Civil No. B229405, Super. Ct. No. 1198549 (Cal. App. 2012):
A party seeking recovery of attorney fees and costs should submit sufficiently detailed records to enable a court to determine the nature of the litigation, its difficulty, the amount of time required to address the issues, the skill involved, the attention given, success or failure, and other circumstances of the case. (PLCM Group v. Drexler, supra, 22 Cal.4th at p. 1096.)
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