Nolan v. United Fuels Corp., No. 91-10039-MMP (N.D. Fla. 8-8-91) Slip Opinion

Attorney fees of $53,445 including legal assistant and law clerk time awarded franchisor as prevailing party, but not under the PMPA. For succeeding in its declaratory judgment action to enforce the lease, but not for successfully defending a PMPA claim, the court awarded attorney fees, costs of deposition transcript of franchisor's CEO and airline ticket for refiner's representative to testify. Disallowed were expert witness fees and attorney fees for preparing the fee application.