A dispute over appellate attorney fees for prevailing borrowers in foreclosure cases is now before the state’s highest court.

At the heart of the issue: Claims by some foreclosure defense attorneys that recent appellate rulings are a strategy from courts to discourage lawyers from representing homeowners who defaulted on their mortgages. The defense attorneys claim courts use their arguments against them to deny motions when they try to recoup fees for defending the suits.

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