Recent court rulings question whether co-ops can recover attorneys’ fees from shareholders if the lease provisions allow fee recovery regardless of who wins. Courts are increasingly scrutinizing ...

In commercial real estate transactions, indemnity provisions are frequently negotiated. However, one critical component is often overlooked: the obligation to cover attorneys’ fees related to ...

Colorado, like most states, follows the “American Rule,” which requires parties to a lawsuit to pay their own legal expenses. There is a significant exception though, if the parties agree, in a ...

"Parties are generally free to contract for attorney fees as they see fit," wrote Justice John Devine for a unanimous court. "Thus, a contract that expressly provides for one party's attorney fees, ...