Legal Opinion

Bianco, P.A. v. Home Insurance

Supreme Court of New Hampshire

Decided December 5, 2001No. Nos. 95-589; 2000-114PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtNadeau, J.

Plaintiffs James Bianco and Eric Falkenham appeal from a Superior Court {Conboy, J.) order interpreting RSA 491:22-b (1997) as providing discretion to reduce an award of costs and attorney’s fees. In addition, the defendant, the Home Insurance Company, objects to a judicial referee’s recommendation for the award of supreme court costs and attorney’s fees. We affirm the trial court’s finding that the fees were not severable and that other charges, for overhead and the filing of a motion, were not reimbursable. We reverse the trial court’s decision to reduce the fees by thirty percent. We adopt…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Vogel v. VogelSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1993
  2. Couture v. Mammoth Groceries, Inc.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 1977
  3. Drucker's CaseSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1990
  4. Pope v. Town of Hinsdale Planning BoardSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1993
  5. White v. FrancoeurSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1994

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3Cited by6 opinions

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