Awarding Counsel Fees; American Rule; Equitable Exceptions; Private Attorney General Theory; Limitations; Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. v. Wilderness Society
THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT, in its decision in Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. v. Wilderness Society,\u27 denied the federal courts the power to assess attorney\u27s fees against a party to a suit, solely upon the court\u27s appraisement of the social value of a successful plaintiff\u27s suit
