Holland v. Jachmann

Of significance, we are asked whether attorney’s fees for legal work performed by in-house counsel may be awarded under G. L. c. 93A. We hold that, in the discretion of the trial judge, such fees may be awarded.

The plaintiffs (sometimes referred to collectively as Omniglow) brought the present action against Cyalume Technologies, Inc. (Cyalume), and Emil Jachmann, its chief executive officer (collectively, defendants), seeking to remedy the defendants’ efforts to undermine the plaintiffs’ business. After a seventeen-day, jury-waived trial, the judge found the defendants liable for numerous…