Payment Of Attorneys Fees Flashcards
Contracts are the foundation of our _ system
Commercial
If agreement (contract) is violated, person in violation is liable for _
Damages called for under the contract
If agree to pay someone money by certain date for job and job complete by date and no pay _
Can sue person for agreed amount of money
If person has to hire attorney to file lawsuit for $ not owed they may be able to _
Recover attorney’s fee
Recover attorney’s fee, provided that _
Contract allows for that
General rule of law in U.S. is each party has to _ regardless of who prevails
Pay its own attorney’s fee
Some have pushed for losing party in _ to pay fees for winning party
Civil litigation
No rule losing party has to pay because it may deter _ from filing a lawsuit
Person with valid reason to sue
If other party was going to hire most expensive attorneys in town then _
Deterred from filing suit
American rule doesn’t allow for recovery of attorney’s fees unless _
Stipulated in a written agreement
