Meadowbrook Ctr., Inc. v. Buchman

1 Citing case

  1. Meadowbrook Ctr., Inc. v. Buchman

    328 Conn. 586 (Conn. 2018)   Cited 37 times
    Adopting excusable neglect test, reviewed under abuse of discretion standard, to permit untimely filing pursuant to § 11-21

    We granted the plaintiff's petition for certification for appeal, limited to the following issue: "Did the Appellate Court properly rule that the time limitation ... governing motions for attorney's fees [set forth] in Practice Book § 11–21 is directory and not mandatory?" Meadowbrook Center, Inc. v. Buchman , 324 Conn. 918, 154 A.3d 1007 (2017). General Statutes § 42–150bb provides: "Whenever any contract or lease entered into on or after October 1, 1979, to which a consumer is a party, provides for the attorney's fee of the commercial party to be paid by the consumer, an attorney's fee shall be awarded as a matter of law to the consumer who successfully prosecutes or defends an action or a counter-claim based upon the contract or lease.