Section 47a-21

Citation: Section 47a-21
Parent Document: Carrillo v. Goldberg, 141 Conn. App. 299 (2013)
Jurisdiction: Connecticut (state)
Effective Date: 2013-03-19
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/7914988/carrillo-v-goldberg/ ↗

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“The public policy underlying CUTPA is to encourage litigants to act as private attorneys general and to *317engage in bringing actions that have as their basis unfair or deceptive trade practices. ... In order to encourage attorneys to accept and litigate CUTPA cases, the legislature has provided for the award of attorney’s fees and costs.” (Citation omitted; internal quotation marks omitted.) Jacques All Trades Corp. v. Brown, 42 Conn. App. 124, 130-31, 679 A.2d 27 (1996), aff'd, 240 Conn. 654, 692 A.2d 809 (1997). “[T]he amount of attorney’s fees that the trial court may award is based on the work reasonably performed by an attorney and not on the amount of recovery.” Id., 131. “Once liability has been established under CUTPA, attorney’s fees and costs may be awarded at the discretion of the court. . . . We will not interfere with the trial court’s exercise of this discretion unless there is manifest abuse or injustice appears to have been done.” (Citations omitted; internal quotation marks omitted.) Id.

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