Lavelle v. Koch

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• noting that the inherent judicial power to compel expenditures is reserved for exceptional cases where there is a genuine as opposed to a theoretical threat to the administration of justice
• litigant cannot recover counsel fees or costs from adverse party absent express statutory authorization, agreement of parties or other established exception
• counsel fees may not be taxed to party absent express statutory authorization, a clear agreement of the parties, or some other established exception

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