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· 9/15/1846

Stiles v. White

Citations

  • 52 Mass. 356

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • noting that a party may recover attorney fees for unsuccessful efforts that were reasonably incurred to achieve the success that the party eventually enjoyed in the litigation
  • noting that a party may recover attorney fees for unsuccessful efforts that were reason- ably incurred to achieve the success that the party eventually enjoyed in the litigation
  • holding it was not an abuse of discretion to award more than Oregon rates for San Francisco attorneys based on the complexity of the case and minor adjustments by attorneys and the district court
  • “Whether a party is entitled to attorney fees presents a question of law[.]”
  • upholding percentage-based reduc- tion of awards, vacating on other grounds
  • upholding percentage-based reduc- tion of awards, vacating on other grounds

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Judges: Wilde

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