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Attorney's Fees Breach of Contract Real Estate Transactions

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

To Pay, or Not to Pay, the Co-op’s Attorneys’ Fees; That is the Question

On January 28, 2025, the New York Appellate Division, First Department refused to enforce a contractual provision that required a tenant-shareholder to pay a co-op’s attorneys’ fees in all lawsuits that the tenant-shareholder...more

Patton Sullivan Brodehl LLP

A Dissolved LLC Can Still Recover Attorney Fees

An LLC Jungle post from last year addressed the issue of whether derivative claims can be pursued for a dissolved LLC.  See: Can Derivative Claims be Pursued for a Dissolved or Cancelled LLC?  The short answer is “yes.”...more

Patton Sullivan Brodehl LLP

Court Boldly Goes Where No Court Has Gone Before While Navigating the Nuances of Attorney’s Fees and the Alter Ego Doctrine

Nothing triggers nerdy excitement within the legal community quite like a freshly decided case that claims to address an issue “which appears to be a question of first impression.” This is the court’s way of proclaiming in...more

Pierce Atwood LLP

In Massachusetts, Defendant Who Prevails on Special Motion to Dismiss Lis Pendens Case Can Recover Appellate Attorneys’ Fees

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In its decision last week in DeCicco v. 180 Grant Street, LLC, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) answered a previously open question, confirming that a defendant who successfully moves to dismiss a complaint in...more

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