Meritas Capability Webinar - Controlling Where to Fight and Who Pays for it?
Many attorneys have been using the same engagement agreements for decades designating standard commercial providers such as the American Arbitration Association to resolve client disputes. In recent years some have learned...more
In a recent decision from the Missouri Court of Appeals, City of Chesterfield v. Frederick Constr. Inc., 2015 Mo. App. LEXIS 439 (Mo. Ct. App. Apr. 21, 2015), the court found that in the arbitration of a contract dispute...more
The general rule in litigation is that each side pays its own legal fees, regardless of who wins. There is no fee shifting. Exceptions to that general rule primarily exist in the form of contractual arrangements or statutes...more
The so-called “American Rule” generally requires each party to a lawsuit to bear its own costs and attorneys’ fees in the absence of a statute or contract to the contrary. Likewise, there is no inherent power or implied...more