Is an agreement that provides attorney's fees enforceable?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Siegel v. Federal Home Loan Mortg. Corp., 143 F.3d 525 (9th Cir. 1998):
Other courts, which have considered the issue have reached the same conclusion. Thus, in Shure v. Vermont (In re Sure-Snap), 983 F.2d 1015, 1018 (11th Cir.1993), the debtor chose to sue on an agreement which provided for attorney's fees, and then sought to avoid the effect of that provision. The court said:
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