Attorney’s Fees and Expenses of Litigation

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1. Absent stipulation or a recognized exception, what is the Article 2208 rule on attorney’s fees as damages?
2. Must attorney’s fees awarded under Article 2208 be reasonable?
3. Are attorney’s fees awarded as damages necessarily identical to every amount a client privately agreed to pay counsel?
4. A prevailing party says winning alone requires full reimbursement of counsel fees. No stipulation or Article 2208 basis…
5. The court identifies an applicable Article 2208 exception but the requested fee is plainly unreasonable. May it award t…
6. A judgment already awards reasonable attorney’s fees as damages. During execution the winner seeks the same counsel app…
7. A claimant invokes “I had to sue” as the sole reason for attorney’s fees, while the opponent pursued an honestly mistak…
8. Distinguish ordinary attorney compensation from attorney’s fees awarded as damages.
9. Explain why merely winning or being compelled to litigate does not invariably justify attorney’s fees.
10. Discuss the distinction between fees as damages and judicial costs during execution.
11. Does Article 2208 expressly list actions for legal support among its exceptions?
12. Which Article 2208 category concerns a plainly valid, just and demandable claim?