What is the test for a federal court to award a fee in a personal injury case?
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The following excerpt is from Southerland v. International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union, Local 8, 845 F.2d 796 (9th Cir. 1988):
[i]t remains important, however, for the district court to provide a concise but clear explanation of its reasons for the fee award.
Hensley v. Eckerhart, 461 U.S. 424, 437, 103 S.Ct. 1933, 1941, 76 L.Ed.2d 40 (1983).
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