Insights: Publications California District Court Abused Discretion in Awarding Fees by Relying on Unsupported Conclusions and by Giving Certain Evidence Undue Weight
National Law Review, Volume VI, Number 342
The record must support the circumstances upon which a district court relies in finding a case exceptional and awarding fees. Courts should use the lodestar method as a presumptively reasonable method for calculating attorney’s fees, by multiplying the number of reasonable hours billed by a reasonable hourly billing rate.
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