2 DCA Affirmed Trial Court’s Reduction Of Attorney’s Fees Request In Lemon Law Case For Unnecessary Duplication By Plaintiff’s Attorneys.
On September 17, 2019, we posted on Morris v. Hyundai Motor America, Case No. B290693 (2d Dist., Div. 7 September 16, 2019), which was unpublished at the time. In that case, a lemon law plaintiff recovering $85,000 in compensation only gained $73,864 out of a requested $191,688.75 in attorney’s fees based on the trial court’s reduction for duplication of efforts by plaintiff’s attorneys. The Second District affirmed. On October 11, 2019, it certified for publication this prior unpublished opinion. The decision also has an interesting discussion of cases for which a more nuanced explanation for a “hair cut” must be made, limiting this more detailed explanation to the civil rights area.