Hallen Rosner represented the plaintiff LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – A Lemon Law defendant will have to pay almost $170,000 to plaintiffs attorney despite the client only recovering $22,000. The California Second Appellate District on Jan. 29 approved the windfall for attorneys at Rosner, Barry & Babbit in a lawsuit against HNL Automotive, which is accused of selling a defective “Certified Pre-Owned” 2015 Nissan Altima, and TD Auto Finance. Though it was advertised as having cruise control and power-adjustable seats, plaintiff Tania Pulliam, who is disabled and relies on those features, said it did not. She sued the company in 2016, two months after buying it. A jury in 2018 returned a verdict in favor of Pulliam on only one of her four causes of action – violation of the implied warranty of merchantability under the Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act.