Also known as: attorney fee · attorneys fees · attorney's fees · attorneys' fees
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Compensation paid or awarded to an attorney for professional legal services rendered in a matter.
Ariana Azizi filed a notice removing a contract dispute from state court to federal district court. The court later determined it lacked subject matter jurisdiction and entered a remand order. The order directed Azizi to reimburse the opposing party for expenses incurred due to the removal.
Anika Anand brought a derivative action on behalf of Alpine Mining against its managers. The suit produced a substantial recovery for the company. The court awarded Anand reasonable expenses including attorneys fees from the company's recovery.
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Amelia Amari filed a motion to modify an existing custody decree. The court found the filing vexatious and intended to harass the other parent. The court assessed attorneys fees and costs against Amari.
Andrew Avery prevailed in a negligence action against Avalon Pharmaceuticals. He sought to recover the cost of litigating the suit as additional damages. The court denied the request because tort damages do not ordinarily include attorney fees.
Adrian Aguilar, a former partner in Argonaut Shipping, faced a claim arising from his prior partnership role. The partnership advanced reasonable defense expenses after Aguilar promised repayment if indemnification proved unavailable.
Amber Alonzo prevailed in federal court and sought attorney fees. She filed a motion within fourteen days after entry of judgment rather than proving the fees at trial. The court accepted the motion as the proper procedure.
A court may require the removing party to pay just costs and actual expenses including attorney fees incurred as a result of removal when it remands the case for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.
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When the derivative action succeeds in whole or in part the court may award the plaintiff reasonable expenses including attorney fees from the limited liability company's recovery.
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Attorney fees and costs are assessed against the moving party if the court finds the modification action vexatious and constitutes harassment.
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Tort damages do not ordinarily include compensation for attorney fees or other expenses of the litigation.
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A partnership may advance reasonable expenses including attorney fees to a person sued by reason of former partner status provided the person promises repayment if not ultimately entitled to indemnification.
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A claim for attorney fees must be made by motion unless substantive law requires the fees to be proved at trial as an element of damages.
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…J. A. M. A. 2328 (1976). [^maj-21]: See M. Freedman, Lawyers' Ethics in an Adversary System 115-116 (1975); Branca & Steinberg, Attorney Fee Schedules and Legal Advertising: The Implications of Goldfarb , 24 UCLA L. Rev. 475, 516-517 (1977). [^maj-22]: The Report of the Special Committee on the Availability of Legal Services,…