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· 10/11/2001

Schefke v. Reliable Collection Agency, Ltd.

Citations

  • 32 P.3d 52
  • 96 Haw. 408

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • recognizing that non-compliance with HRAP Rule 28(b)(4) “offers sufficient grounds for the dismissal of the appeal”
  • holding that Hawai'i courts have discretion to enhance lodestar when attorneys have accepted a case on a contingent fee basis
  • concluding that fee awards can be justified based on the risks associated with accepting a case on a contingency fee basis
  • concluding that fee awards can be justified based on the risks associated with accepting a case on a contingency fee basis
  • concluding that fee awards can be justified based on the risks associated with accepting a case on a contingency fee basis
  • concluding that fee awards can be justified based on the risks associated with accepting a case on a contingency fee basis

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Moon, Levinson, Nakayama, Ramil, Acoba

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