Legal Opinion
Xtreme Elements, L.L.C. v. Foti Contracting, L.L.C.
Ohio Court of Appeals
Decided August 20, 2018No. 2017-L-099PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtDiane V. Grendell, J.
{¶ 1} Plaintiff-appellant, Xtreme Elements, LLC, appeals from the Judgment Entry of the Lake County Court of Common Pleas, denying Xtreme's request for attorney's fees. The issue to be determined in this case is whether a trial court errs by failing to award attorney's fees in an action under the Prompt Payment Act when such an award would be inequitable given the excessive amount requested and that the attorneys' work was duplicative. For the following reasons, we affirm the decision of the lower court.
{¶ 2} On March 18, 2014, Xtreme filed a Complaint against defendant-appellee, Foti…
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- Xtreme Elements, L.L.C. v. Foti Contracting, L.L.C.Ohio Court of Appeals · 2017
- Frank Novak & Sons, Inc. v. A-Team, L.L.C.Ohio Court of Appeals · 2014
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