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· 8/29/2006

Zavatchen v. RHF Holdings, Inc.

Citations

  • 907 A.2d 607
  • 2006 Pa. Super. 240
  • 2006 Pa. Super. LEXIS 2221

How courts have described this case

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

  • recognizing that, - 24 - J-A01021-21 “requiring an award of attorney’s fees simply because a party won a net judgment would effectively write[-]out the modifier ‘substantially’” (some quotation marks omitted)
  • holding defendants in a CASPA claim may seek attorney’s fees and costs if they are the “substantially prevailing party” in the plaintiff’s CASPA matter
  • reviewing conclusion that a party substantially prevailed for abuse of discretion.
  • reviewing conclusion that a party substantially prevailed for abuse of discretion.
  • “substantially prevailing inquiry does not “turn[] on a simple mathematical comparison of the parties’ respective recoveries” or “simply because a party won a net judgment.”

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Judges: Elliott, Bowes, Johnson

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