Awarding of Attorneys' Fees: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Administration of Justice of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, Ninety-fourth Congress, First Session ... October 6, 8, and December 3, 1975 |
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... American Rule against fee - shifting , the Court indicated . Unfortunately , Alyeska contains no discussion or analysis of the merits of the American Rule . Nor is there any discussion of the merits of creating a new exception which ...
... American Rule against fee - shifting , the Court indicated . Unfortunately , Alyeska contains no discussion or analysis of the merits of the American Rule . Nor is there any discussion of the merits of creating a new exception which ...
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... American Rule should be created to permit the courts to award attorneys ' fees to private attorneys general . It may be very difficult to draft a definition of a private attorney general or of public interest law . In deciding whether a ...
... American Rule should be created to permit the courts to award attorneys ' fees to private attorneys general . It may be very difficult to draft a definition of a private attorney general or of public interest law . In deciding whether a ...
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... law . The " American " rule on shifting attorneys ' fees has been that such fees are generally not awarded to prevailing parties . In addition to cases under laws authorizing attorney's fees , the courts have historically awarded fees ...
... law . The " American " rule on shifting attorneys ' fees has been that such fees are generally not awarded to prevailing parties . In addition to cases under laws authorizing attorney's fees , the courts have historically awarded fees ...
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... American rule " is justi- fiable or proper or why the courts should not have discretion to award attorneys ' fees . The Court simply declined to review the merits of the rule . Mr. Speaker , I would hope that the appropriate committees ...
... American rule " is justi- fiable or proper or why the courts should not have discretion to award attorneys ' fees . The Court simply declined to review the merits of the rule . Mr. Speaker , I would hope that the appropriate committees ...
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... American rule , the Supreme Court refused to create an exception permitting the awarding of at- torneys ' fees to so - called private attorneys general . These are citizens and organizations who bring lawsuits to obtain judicial ...
... American rule , the Supreme Court refused to create an exception permitting the awarding of at- torneys ' fees to so - called private attorneys general . These are citizens and organizations who bring lawsuits to obtain judicial ...
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