New Jersey Supreme Court Bars Offer-of-Judgment Fee Awards To Defense Counsel In Fee-Shifting Cases

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The New Jersey Supreme Court recently ruled in Best v. C&M Door Controls, Inc., _N.J._ (Oct. 14, 2009) that defendants can never be awarded counsel fees under the offer-of judgment rule in any case in which plaintiffs benefit from a statutory fee-shifting provision, including the Prevailing Wage Act (“PWA”).

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