California Supreme Court· 6/2/2000

PLCM Group, Inc. v. Drexler

Citations

997 P.2d 511
95 Cal. Rptr. 2d 198
22 Cal. 4th 1084
22 Cal. 1084

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recognizing that the “experienced trial judge is the best judge of the value of professional services rendered in his court”
recognizing that the “experienced trial judge is the best judge of the value of professional services rendered in his court”
holding that an 10 entity that is represented by in-house counsel may recover attorney fees under California Civil 11 Code § 1717 and affirming a fee award
holding that an attorney was entitled to recover his fees even though he had waived payment from the client but not if the payment came from another source, such as an insurance company
holding that the lodestar 27 approach applies in the § 1717 context
explaining that California law uses the lodestar method, which multiplied the number of 22 hours reasonably expended by the reasonable hourly rate prevailing in the community for similar 23 work

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Judges: Mosk

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