John F. Ryan v. Charles D. Hatfield

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• a trial court has discretion to award attorney fees “where the opponent in litigation has acted ‘in bad faith, vexatiously, wantonly, or for oppressive reasons.’” (quoting Hall v. Cole, 412 U.S. 1, 4-5 (1973)

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