What is the test for providing attorney fees for successful litigants in public interest lawsuits?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Mallano v. Chiang, B272124, c/w B276842 (Cal. App. 2017):
meritorious claims affecting large numbers of people by providing successful litigants attorney fees incurred in public interest lawsuits. [Citation.]" (Beach Colony II v. California Coastal Com. (1985) 166 Cal.App.3d 106, 110-111 (Beach Colony II).)
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