“The fact that attorneys’ fees can quickly exceed the value of disputes is both a sad fact of litigation and also precisely the reason that attorneys’ fees for unreasonable and bad faith litigation are awarded,” said U.S. District Judge April M. Perry, noting the Seventh Circuit recognized in Wisconsin v. Hotline Industries that “‘improper removal prolongs litigation (and jacks up fees).'”
“The fact that attorneys’ fees can quickly exceed the value of disputes is both a sad fact of litigation and also precisely the reason that attorneys’ fees for unreasonable and bad faith litigation are awarded,” said U.S. District Judge April M. Perry, noting the Seventh Circuit recognized in Wisconsin v. Hotline Industries that “‘improper removal prolongs litigation (and jacks up fees).'”