Aron C. Beezley and Nathaniel J. Greeson | GovCon Source A federal judge in Massachusetts recently ordered the Department of Defense (DoD) to pay $450,447 in attorneys’ fees to the Association of American Universities (AAU), after finding that DoD’s now-defunct “Rate Cap Policy” was not just unlawful, but never substantially justified in the first place.… Continue reading When Agencies Play Ostrich: A Fee-Recovery Playbook for Any Government Contractor or Grant Recipient
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Update: Be Careful What You Ask For: Missouri Court of Appeals Also Upholds Arbitrator’s Attorneys’ Fee Award Based on AAA Construction Industry Rule 45 When Both Parties Requested an Award of Fees
Mark W. Frilot | The Dispute Resolver | May 19, 2015 In our January 15, 2015, post, linked here, we noted the decision in Lasco Inc. v. Inman Construction Corp., et al., 2015 WL 129024 (Tenn. App. 2015), in which the Tennessee Court of Appeals reversed the trial court and upheld an arbitrator’s attorneys’ fee award.… Continue reading Update: Be Careful What You Ask For: Missouri Court of Appeals Also Upholds Arbitrator’s Attorneys’ Fee Award Based on AAA Construction Industry Rule 45 When Both Parties Requested an Award of Fees
Be Careful What You Ask For: Tennessee Court of Appeals Upholds Arbitrator’s Attorneys’ Fee Award Based on AAA Construction Industry Rule 45 When Both Parties Requested an Award of Fees
Mark W. Frilot | The Dispute Resolver | January 15, 2015 In Lasco Inc. v. Inman Construction Corp., et al., 2015 WL 129024 (Tenn. App. 2015), the trial court had vacated an arbitrator’s award of attorneys’ fees in favor of the defendant general contractor and its surety, concluding that the award exceeded the arbitrator’s power. … Continue reading Be Careful What You Ask For: Tennessee Court of Appeals Upholds Arbitrator’s Attorneys’ Fee Award Based on AAA Construction Industry Rule 45 When Both Parties Requested an Award of Fees