recovery
As the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals defined in U.S. v. Konstovich , recovery refers to the amount that a claimant may eventually receive under or in consequence of a judgment . In Long v. Farmers Insurance Company , the Oregon Supreme Court noted that recovery also means judgment, such as voluntary payments made in settlement , or the result of a court judgment. In Pulliam v. HNL Automotive Inc. , the California Court of Appeals, Second District, Division Five ruled that recovery to a plaintiff could include an award of attorney fees.
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