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Can Attorney Fees Be Awarded When Legal Services Were Provided Pro Bono?

Kristel Wilkins v. Sha'ste Incorporated et al., Case no. 2013-1794

Eighth District Court of Appeals (Cuyahoga County)

ISSUE: May a court award attorney fees as a discovery sanction regardless of whether the party seeking the award is obligated to pay for the legal services provided?
January 13, 2015