CFI Sales & Marketing, Ltd. v. Hotel Management Services, Inc.

While I agree that a proper result was reached in the trial court on the claim of Hotel Management Services, Inc. (HMS), I dissent on the cross-appeal issue involving the amount of attorney’s fees awarded to HMS. The uncontroverted expert testimony opined that an attorney’s fee award of $102,450 was appropriate. The trial court arbitrarily reduced the award by $8,000 to $94,450.

CFI Sales & Marketing, LTD. (CFI) did not present the testimony of an expert to challenge the reasonableness of HMS’s expert, or to dispute the actual number of hours HMS’s counsel spent, or the rates HMS counsel…