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Attorneys' Fees Awards: No License to Pickpocket

It is generally thought that a contract provision awarding attorneys' fees to a prevailing party will be enforced. The most recent saga in the Domino's system's equipment dispute confirms this principle, but, at the same time, suggests that courts will, when appropriate, restrict the amount of the award.

7 minute read December 29, 2008 at 08:00 AM
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Rupert M. Barkoff
Attorneys' Fees Awards: No License to Pickpocket

It is generally thought that a contract provision awarding attorneys' fees to a prevailing party will be enforced. The most recent saga in the Domino's system's equipment dispute confirms this principle, but, at the same time, suggests that courts will, when appropriate, restrict the amount of the award.

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