Legal Opinion
Resolution Trust Corp. v. Western Technologies, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Arizona
Decided June 16, 1994No. 1 CA-CV 92-0015PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
McGREGOR, Judge.
Western Technologies, Inc. (WTI) successfully defended an action brought by the Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC). The superior court concluded that federal statutes prevented it from awarding WTI attorneys’ fees against the RTC, unless WTI first pursued an administrative claim for those fees. We conclude that the trial court erred and remand for entry of an award of attorneys’ fees in favor of WTI. We also affirm summary judgment in WTI’s favor.
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In May 1983, WTI entered a contract with Southwest Savings and Loan Association (Southwest) to perform geotechnical services…
2Cases cited30 opinions
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- Barbara Ronda Meliezer, Wife Of/and Karl A. Loetzerich v. Resolution Trust Company, as Receiver for Home Savings and Loan AssociationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
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