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American rule (attorney's fees)

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The American rule (capitalized as American Rule in some jurisdictions) is a legal rule controlling assessment of attorneys' fees arising out of litigation. [1]

18 relations: Attorney's fee, California, California Consumers Legal Remedies Act, Contract, Defendant, English rule (attorney's fees), Falana v. Kent State Univ., Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Insurance bad faith, Lawsuit, Magnuson–Moss Warranty Act, Mary Fallin, Octane Fitness, LLC v. ICON Health & Fitness, Inc., Oklahoma, Oklahoma House of Representatives, Oklahoma Senate, Statute, Tulsa World.

Attorney's fee

Attorney's fee is a chiefly United States term for compensation for legal services performed by an attorney (lawyer or law firm) for a client, in or out of court.

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California

California is a state in the Pacific Region of the United States.

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California Consumers Legal Remedies Act

The California Consumers Legal Remedies Act ("CLRA") is the name for California Civil Code §§ 1750 et seq.

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Contract

A contract is a promise or set of promises that are legally enforceable and, if violated, allow the injured party access to legal remedies.

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Defendant

A defendant is a person accused of committing a crime in criminal prosecution or a person against whom some type of civil relief is being sought in a civil case.

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English rule (attorney's fees)

In the field of law and economics, the English rule (capitalized as English Rule in some jurisdictions) is a rule controlling assessment of lawyers' fees arising out of litigation.

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Falana v. Kent State Univ.

Olusegun Falana v. Kent State University and Alexander J. Seed (Falana, 669 F.3d. at 1358) was a notable case precedent in the United States patent law decided by United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in 2012 that deals with the questions of inventorship and attorney’s fee shifting in patent lawsuits.

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Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (officially abbreviated Fed. R. Civ. P.; colloquially FRCP) govern civil procedure (i.e. for civil lawsuits) in United States district (federal) courts.

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Insurance bad faith

Insurance bad faith is a legal term of art unique to the law of the United States (but with parallels elsewhere, particularly Canada) that describes a tort claim that an insured person may have against an insurance company for its bad acts.

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Lawsuit

A lawsuit (or suit in law) is "a vernacular term for a suit, action, or cause instituted or depending between two private persons in the courts of law." A lawsuit is any proceeding by a party or parties against another in a court of law.

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Magnuson–Moss Warranty Act

The Magnuson–Moss Warranty Act (P.L. 93-637) is a United States federal law (et seq.). Enacted in 1975, the federal statute governs warranties on consumer products.

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Mary Fallin

Mary Fallin (born December 9, 1954) is an American politician who is the 27th and current Governor of Oklahoma.

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Octane Fitness, LLC v. ICON Health & Fitness, Inc.

Octane Fitness, LLC v. ICON Health & Fitness, Inc., 572 U.S. ___ (2014), is one of two U.S. Supreme Court decisions issued on April 29, 2014 regarding patent lawsuit fee-shifting (the other case being Highmark v. Allcare Health).

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Oklahoma

Oklahoma (Uukuhuúwa, Gahnawiyoˀgeh) is a state in the South Central region of the United States.

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Oklahoma House of Representatives

The Oklahoma House of Representatives is the lower house of the legislature of the U.S. state of Oklahoma.

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Oklahoma Senate

The Oklahoma Senate is the upper house of the two houses of the Legislature of Oklahoma, the other being the Oklahoma House of Representatives.

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Statute

A statute is a formal written enactment of a legislative authority that governs a city, state, or country.

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Tulsa World

The Tulsa World is the daily newspaper for the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma, and primary newspaper for the northeastern and eastern portions of Oklahoma.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_rule_(attorney's_fees)

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