McAuley v. General Motors Corp.

This case presents the question whether a prevailing party is entitled to a second award of attorney fees after the party has already been compensated for his reasonable attorney fees. I fully concur with the majority’s conclusion that, here, plaintiff may not recover attorney fees under the mediation rule, MCR 2.403(0), because he was already compensated for his reasonable attorney fees pursuant to MCL 37.1606(3); MSA 3.550(606) (3) of the Handicappers’ Civil Rights Act. However, the majority, in dicta,1 leaves open the pos*527sibility that duplicative recovery of attorney fees may be available…