Law Practice,
Civil Litigation
Aug. 21, 2020
The ‘catalyst theory’ of attorney fees
The California Supreme Court has endorsed the catalyst theory under which a plaintiff may receive attorney fees if he or she can establish that the lawsuit motivated a defendant to voluntarily provide the relief sought in the lawsuit.
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The amount of attorney fees that are likely to be incurred during litigation is often an important factor in performing the cost-benefit analysis of proceeding versus settling a given dispute. When a company receives a demand let...
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