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Insurance Coverage For Rule 82 Attorney’s Fees
In recent blog posts, I’ve described Alaska’s unique rule that a prevailing party is entitled to an award of partial reasonable attorney fees. Liability insurers writing in Alaska are generally required to provide supplementary payments coverage for Civil Rule 82 attorney’s fees. Limits on that coverage must be clearly stated in the insurance policy, using Read More
Read MoreThe Taxing of Attorney Fees In A Civil Lawsuit – Part 2
In Part 1, we explained the basic rule governing an award of attorney’s fees to the prevailing party[1] in a lawsuit. In Part 2 we’ll discuss the factors approach, by which the court can vary awards, lower or higher than the presumptively reasonable formula. Alaska Rule of Civil Procedure 82(c) provides that the court may Read More
Read MoreThe Taxing Of Attorney Fees In A Civil Lawsuit – Part 1
In Alaska, a prevailing party will generally be awarded part of their attorney’s fees in civil litigation. This award of attorney’s fees is usually governed by Alaska Rule of Civil Procedure 82. Rule 82 provides a method to compute a reasonable amount of an attorney fees award based upon the amount of principal plus interest Read More
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