Awards of Attorneys' Fees by Federal Courts and Federal Agencies.

Examines the "American rule" that prohibits courts and agencies from requiring losing parties to pay the attorney's fees of prevailing parties, and discusses common law and statutory exceptions to the rule, most notably in civil rights cases. Also covers the issue of Federal agencies...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2004.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Judge-made law. Civil procedure. Fees, Professional. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book