I know that in the US each party is responsible for payment of their own legal fees whether they win or lose the case. I am looking for exceptions to this rule. I know that one exception is when specified by the contract itself. Are there any others?
2007-11-05 14:40:42 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Yes, I am aware that the judge may order it, but I was looking for under what circumstances this happens. The judge can only order it if the law provides for it.
2007-11-05 14:49:45 · update #1
Sometimes if you are the defendant and the case is totally ridiculous and without merit, the judge will award legal fees to the defendant to be paid by the plaintiff.
The law allows it in this situation. In fact...the law can force the plaintiff's attorney to pay the defendant's legal fees for bringing a "frivolous" lawsuit as a "sanction."
2007-11-05 14:45:05 · answer #1 · answered by Jen S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are many. The most obvious is if you are suing someone for non payment of a bill for services rendered then they would also have to pay any reasonable attorney fees and court costs. There are many more similar to this. Also for most legal cases ever one who has little or no money gets free representation in court through the public defenders office. Most cases where you are the plaintiff and not the defendant your attorney can add his costs and the courts to the amount you are seeking. collection agencies do it all the time when they use attorneys to get the money owed.
2007-11-05 22:52:50 · answer #2 · answered by debbie f 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In certain countries, some legal fees are free and entirely sponsored by certain groups to win cases because the entire judiciary council and board belongs to them and considered as their employee. If the employer of the judiciary council loses the court case, the entire judiciary commitee will have to be sacked and receive the white envelope and re-employment for new judiciary council appointed by employer group to win cases for their own benefits only. So forget about winning cases if you are not the employer of the judiciary coucil, because law cannot go against your boss, or the whole judiciary council will get job termination letters.
Law may or may not be justifiable depending on the country and the geographical location and who owns the judiciary council in black and white.
2007-11-13 09:14:51 · answer #3 · answered by varsitythoo@yahoo.co.uk 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In an insurance situation - an insurance company can file an offer of judgment. If the offer is refused and the verdict comes back less than the offer of judgment, then the plaintiff may have to pay some of the defense costs (insurance companies legal fees).
2007-11-05 22:59:36 · answer #4 · answered by Boots 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The judge may order the one party to pay the fees for both parties.
2007-11-05 22:45:47 · answer #5 · answered by khorat k 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋