When can a prevailing (winning) party be awarded attorneys' fees for the legal costs involved in the case?
1) Never! It is the American rule that each party always pays his/her own lawyers
2) Sometimes! Although the normal rule is that each party pays his/her own attorneys fees, some laws allow the court to award attorneys' fees to the prevailing party
3) Sometimes! No matter what law the plaintiff is suing under, the court can award attorneys' fees to the prevailing party
4) Always! Courts routinely award attorneys fees as a matter of justice to winning parties, even though it is the American rule that each party pays his/her own attorneys' fees