What is the test for a motion for personal attorney general fees in a personal injury case?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Indio Police Command Unit Ass'n v. City of Indio, 178 Cal.Rptr.3d 530, 230 Cal.App.4th 521 (Cal. App. 2014):
Code of Civil Procedure section 1021.5 sets forth California's private attorney general doctrine, which is an exception to the usual rule that each party bears its own attorney fees. (Olson v. Automobile Club of Southern California (2008) 42 Cal.4th 1142, 1147, 74 Cal.Rptr.3d 81, 179 P.3d 882.) Code of Civil Procedure section 1021.5 provides in relevant part: Upon motion, a court may award attorneys' fees to a successful party against one or more
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