Associated Indemnity Corp. v. Warner

How courts have described this case

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• holding that “the statutory language is permissible,” and a court is not required to “grant attorney’s fees to the prevailing party in all contested contract actions”
• explaining that a fee award under Ariz.Rev.Stat. § 12-341.01 is discretionary and listing the factors for determining whether to award fees
• stating that § 12-341.01(A) does not require an award of fees to the prevailing party
• finding that novelty of legal question presented and whether such claim or defense had previously been adjudicated in this jurisdiction are among the factors that are useful to consider in determining whether attorneys’ fees should be awarded
• listing factors superior court should consider in determining whether attorney’s fees should be granted under A.R.S. § 12-341.01
• noting that, in review of a decision to grant or deny attorneys’ fees, courts should ask “whether a judicial mind, in view of the law and circumstances, could have made the ruling without exceeding the bounds of reason”

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