What is the test for "reasonable expended" hours in a personal injury case?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Allen v. Similasan Corp., Case No. 12-cv-00376-BAS-JLB (S.D. Cal. 2017):
However, "the district court . . . should exclude from the initial fee calculation hours that were not 'reasonable expended.'" Sorenson v. Mink, 239 F.3d 1140, 1146 (9th Cir. 2001) (quoting Hensley v. Eckerhart, 461 U.S. 424, 433-34 (1983)). The
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