Practice point: A party must pay his or her own attorney's fee unless an award is authorized by an agreement between the parties, by statute, or by court rule.
Student note: The plaintiff cannot recover an award of an attorney's fee under the New York Civil Rights Law, which does not provide for such relief, pursuant to § 47-b[1]).
Case: Degregorio v. Richmond Italian Pavillion, Inc., NY Slip Op 09258 (2d Dept. 2011
Tomorrow’s issue: Legal malpractice.
