When will a plaintiff be awarded attorneys' fees for a breach of state law?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Suretec Ins. Co. v. BRC Constr., Inc., No. 2:11-cv-2813 KJM AC (E.D. Cal. 2013):
When state law governs a claim, it also governs the award of attorneys' fees. Vizcaino v. Microsoft Corp., 290 F.3d 1043, 1047 (9th Cir. 2002). As the underlying breach of
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