News, Muslim Customer Sues Little Ceasars for $100M

[Wells5]

Originally Posted by BentBow

Here, the loser pays the court cost and all attorney and other fees the winner incurs.

Are you sure? That's what happens in the UK, but in the USA, a judge can award costs to a plaintiff only if the lawsuit involves a contract or some other written agreement, which stipulates that a plaintiff is entitled to court costs and attorney's fees in any litigation arising from violations of the terms of the contract. The defendant is never awarded costs. Most residential leases have such a provision.


If the US courts could award costs to defendants, we would have a lot fewer lawsuits.

[BentBow]

Originally Posted by Wells5

Are you sure? That's what happens in the UK, but in the USA, a judge can award costs to a plaintiff only if the lawsuit involves a contract or some other written agreement, which stipulates that a plaintiff is entitled to court costs and attorney's fees in any litigation arising from violations of the terms of the contract. The defendant is never awarded costs. Most residential leases have such a provision.


If the US courts could award costs to defendants, we would have a lot fewer lawsuits.

We have had it for 6 years.
Tort Reform.... Keeps a lot of frivolous lawsuits from clogging the courts.

The new law House Bill 274 [PDF] takes effect on September 1, 2011. The law grants Texas courts authority to order the “losing” party pay for the prevailing party’s attorney fees and costs under certain circumstances. It also instructs Texas courts to develop and implement procedures to dismiss “frivolous” lawsuits early on in litigation.



Texas Bar Assoc. Take on the law....

https://apps.americanbar.org/litigat...ays--rule.html

[Clark Park]

Originally Posted by Chowhound

He needs to take his rear back to whatever crap hole third world nation he crawled out of.

Spoken like a true bigot.