What is the test for establishing a reasonable fee under the lodestar method?
The following excerpt is from The Cresent Publ'g Group v. Playboy Enter., 246 F.3d 142 (2nd Cir. 2000):
3. In calculating a "reasonable" fee award under the lodestar method, a court typically begins by determining "the number of hours reasonably expended on the litigation multiplied by a reasonable hourly rate." Hensley v. Eckerhart, 461 U.S. 424, 433 (1983).
3. In calculating a "reasonable" fee award under the lodestar method, a court typically begins by determining "the number of hours reasonably expended on the litigation multiplied by a reasonable hourly rate." Hensley v. Eckerhart, 461 U.S. 424, 433 (1983).
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