plaintiff loses to defendant-does he pay the def. legal fees?

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Old Jan 16th, 2008, 08:42 PM   #1
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Default plaintiff loses to defendant-does he pay the def. legal fees?

If I am brought to court and win, is the plaintiff required to pay my legal fees? Do I have to take him back to court to get it? What if he doesnt pay?
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Old Jan 18th, 2008, 01:31 PM   #2
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Default Re: plaintiff loses to defendant-does he pay the def. legal fees?

No--very often each side pays his own fees.

but you can ask for fees, especially if the case was frivolous, baseless etc
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