Cascade Crossing II, LLC v. Radioshack Corporation

This case is about the application of a statutory cap on attorneys’ fees under O.C.G.A. § 13-1-11 to a contract dispute between Cascade Crossing II, LLC (“Plaintiff’) and Radioshack Corp. (“Defendant”). Pursuant to a written lease agreement, Defendant leases space at a Georgia shopping mall owned by Plaintiff. The lease agreement authorizes the prevailing party in any legal action to recover all reasonable expenses, including attorneys’ fees.

In 2000, Defendant informed Plaintiff that Plaintiffs lease with another tenant violated an exclusivity clause in the lease agreement. Plaintiff brought…