Attorney's Fees Clauses
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Statutes
"The court may award a reasonable attorney’s fee to the prevailing party in any civil action arising from a breach of contract in which the court:
(1) Finds that there was a complete absence of a justiciable issue of either law or fact raised by the losing party; or
(2) Renders a default judgment against the losing party. (R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-1-45)"
Cases
If an indemnification clause does not explicitly include attorney’s fees, they are excluded. Harrisville Fire Dist. v. Oakland-Mapleville Fire Dist., 2011 R.I. Super. LEXIS 163, 46 (R.I. Super. Ct. 2011).
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Edward H. Kammerer, Esq.
Edwards & Angell, LLP
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