Is a plaintiff entitled to attorneys' fees in a maritime action?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Su v. M/V Southern Aster, 978 F.2d 462 (9th Cir. 1992):
Ordinarily, the prevailing party in a maritime action is not entitled to attorneys' fees. Under the courts' equitable powers, however, a court may award fees when the defendant has forced the plaintiff to "go to court to get what was plainly owed him". Vaughan v. Atkinson, 369 U.S. 527, 531, 82 S.Ct. 997, 999, 8 L.Ed.2d 88 (1962).
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