§ 1148.9 Attorney fee.

If you win your case under this rule, the court will award you a reasonable amount to cover your attorney fees. The other side has to pay this money to make up for the legal costs you had to spend to win your case.

The court decides what counts as "reasonable" based on the situation. This usually means looking at things like how much work the attorney put into the case, how complicated the case was, and what attorneys typically charge for similar work in the area.

This rule matters because it can affect your decision to pursue or fight a legal claim. If you win, you are not stuck paying your own attorney out of pocket. But it also means if you lose, you could end up owing money for the other side's attorney fees too.