· 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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