California Panel Affirms Attorney Fees Order As Modified, Reduces Award By $9,994

Mealey's (December 5, 2016, 1:21 PM EST) -- LOS ANGELES — A California appeals panel on Dec. 1 affirmed a lower court’s attorney fee award in favor of an insurer except as to $9,994.76 in fees that were not recoverable, reducing the total award to $73,218.29 (Wertheim LLC v. The Bar Plan Mutual Insurance Co., No. B268539, Calif. App., 2nd Dist., Div. 5; 2016 Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 8558)....