A Fort Worth, Texas, hotelier who sued his lender in protest of an alleged $1 million interest overcharge ended up with a take-nothing ruling and a $1.5 million bill for opposing counsel’s attorney fees.

On appeal, the hotelier lost on his interest overcharge claim, but the attorney fees award was reversed on a finding that the lending agreement, governed by New York law, was not sufficiently clear on whether the lender could demand the award.

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