Misener Marine Constr., Inc. v. Norfolk Dredging Co., No. 09-10083
In an action arising out of a dredging contract dispute, a district court's order denying attorney's fees to defendant-counterclaimant is affirmed where the American Rule barring the shifting of attorneys' fees was a characteristic feature of maritime law, which governed the interpretation of the contract between the parties.
Read Misener Marine Constr., Inc. v. Norfolk Dredging Co., No. 09-10083
Appellate Information
Filed January 21, 2010
Judges
Opinion by Judge Wilson