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Much to my clients’ chagrin (and yes, I get asked this question a lot), the instances where you can actually recover your legal fees expended on a case in New York are very rare. But that doesn’t mean that there aren’t some circumstances where you can get them. As noted in “How You Can Recover [...]
Let’s start with the general rule: New York courts disfavor allowing parties to recoup their legal fees that are incurred in litigation. As New York’s courts have put it: “It is well settled that legal fees are not recoverable unless provided under the terms of a contract or authorized by statute.” See, U.S. Underwriters Ins. [...]
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