Pulliam v. HNL Automotive Inc.
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The Court of Appeal affirmed the trial court's award of attorney's fees to plaintiff after a jury trial on plaintiff's lemon law claims. HNL argued that plaintiff's counsel failed to provide evidence of their hourly rates, (2) the trial court erred in refusing to apportion attorney's fees, (3) the trial court erred in applying a lodestar multiplier, and (4) TD was not liable for attorney's fees under title 16, section 433.2 of the Code of Federal Regulations (2020) (the Holder Rule).
The court upheld the amount of attorney's fees award, finding no abuse of discretion. The court explained that substantial evidence supported the Lodestar amount; there was no abuse of discretion in refusing to apportion the fee award; and there was no abuse of discretion applying a Lodestar multiplier. The court also upheld the trial court's ruling that TD is liable for attorney's fees, and concluded that the Holder Rule does not limit the attorney's fees that a plaintiff may recover from a creditor-assignee.
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