William Ewell

Document Type

Case Summary

Publication Date

9-19-2024

Case Synopsis

If an amendment that increases the amount of attorney fees a short trial judge may award goes into effect before trial, and the parties had reasonable notice of this change, the new rules will be applicable to the trial. This applies even if the request for trial was filed before the amendment was ordered, and litigation was still pending when the amendment took effect. This is because an increase in the amount of attorney fees that a short trial judge may award is not an alteration of a substantive right, but rather a procedural change to an already existing remedy.

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