Can an employer recover attorney's fees expended to enforce a contract?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Four Seasons Freight Services, Inc. v. Haralson, 96 F.3d 1451 (9th Cir. 1996):
The parties' contract provides that the employer may recover attorney's fees expended to enforce it. The Haralsons contend that they are entitled to attorney's fees for both the district and appellate court proceedings under Wash.Rev.Code 4.84.330. 2 The interpretation of a statute is a question of law which we review de novo. Forest Conservation Council v. Rosboro Lumber Co., 50 F.3d 781, 783 (9th Cir.1995).
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