California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Shuler v. Capital Agric. Prop. Servs., 2d Civil No. B294555 (Cal. App. 2020):
"[A] court assessing attorney fees begins with a touchstone or lodestar figure, based on the 'careful compilation of the time spent and reasonable hourly compensation of each attorney . . . involved in the presentation of the case.' [Citation.] . . . [] . . . [T]he lodestar . . . may be adjusted by the court based on factors including . . . the extent to which the nature of the litigation precluded other employment by the attorneys, [and] the contingent nature of the fee award." (Ketchum v. Moses (2001) 24 Cal.4th 1122, 1131-1132 (Ketchum).)
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