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1149 REVIEW DENIED Attorney fees should not be awarded under the private attorney general statute if plaintiff's expectation was a sufficient personal stake in the outcome to provide an incentive to litigate not disproportionate to the burden of private enforcement; in determining plaintiff's expectation the court may consider amounts demanded by plaintiff's attorney in settlement negotiations and in arguments to the jury.CitationSATRAP v PG&E (Private Attorney General) 42 CA4 72 [See: CCP 1021.5; Beasley v Wells Fargo 235 CA3 1407; Beach Colony II v CA Coastal 166 CA3 106]
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