Sector 10, Inc. (SECI)

[food4thought]

That can be true, but legal fees can also be part of the award to the winning party, as a cost incurred to pursue an injustice. Legal fees can be significant and are many times awarded. Sometimes this is declared in the suit well before the case is heard. I had a similar case in a corporate default whereby all legal fees were part of the settlement as the fault for court action and costs pertaining fell on the defendant. So it can go both ways.