Contracts
May 19, 2012
Litigating contracts without attorney fees provisions
Sometimes other contract provisions trigger statutory or other grounds allowing for recovery of attorney fees. By David Burman
One of the first things most attorneys do when reviewing a contract that is the subject of litigation is to look for an attorney fees provision. The language of these provisions varies but typically they provide that in the event of litigation relating to the contract, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover reasonable attorney fees. But even if there is no attorney fees provision, sometimes other provisions in the contract will trigger ...
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