Hanna v. Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC

*496To settle Mary Hanna's lawsuit under the Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act ( Civ. Code, § 1790 et seq. ), Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC agreed on January 27, 2017 to pay Hanna $ 60,000 plus a sum equal to her costs and expenses in pursuing the action, "including attorney's fees based on actual time reasonably incurred ... pursuant to Civil Code Section 1794(d), to be determined by court motion if the parties cannot agree." After failing to reach agreement with Mercedes-Benz, Hanna moved for an award of $ 259,068.75 in attorney fees using the lodestar method1 -a $ 172,712.50 base amount with a 1.5…