Georgia Department of Corrections v. Couch

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• recognizing that a larger award may be necessary when the opposing party is \unnecessarily litigious or otherwise [fails] to follow the law governing civil litigation in a sanctionable way\
• recognizing that a larger award may be necessary when the opposing party is \unnecessarily litigious or otherwise [fails] to follow the law governing civil litigation in a sanctionable way\
• reversing a portion of attorney fees awarded under OCGA § 9-11-68 (b) (2
• declining to address retroactivity question and applying current version of statute where parties “have proceeded on the assumption that the current version . . . governs this case, and we will do the same”
• “Entering such a contract is a gamble for both the lawyer and the client, because the value of the professional services actually rendered by the lawyer may be considerably higher or lower than the agreed-upon amount, depending on how the litigation proceeds.”
• The Appellant contested the reasonableness of the attorney fees awarded under OCGA § 9-11-68 (b).

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