{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Barna, Guzy &amp; Steffen, LTD.","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.bgs.com\/blog","author_name":"Barna, Guzy &amp; Steffen, Ltd.","author_url":"https:\/\/www.bgs.com\/blog\/author\/bgs\/","title":"Toward an &quot;English Rule&quot; on Costs and Disbursements - Barna, Guzy &amp; Steffen, LTD.","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"CJaThy4qOK\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.com\/blog\/2009\/12\/20\/toward-an-english-rule-on-costs-and-disbursements\/\">Toward an &quot;English Rule&quot; on Costs and Disbursements<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.com\/blog\/2009\/12\/20\/toward-an-english-rule-on-costs-and-disbursements\/embed\/#?secret=CJaThy4qOK\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Toward an &quot;English Rule&quot; on Costs and Disbursements&#8221; &#8212; Barna, Guzy &amp; Steffen, LTD.\" data-secret=\"CJaThy4qOK\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(c,d){\"use strict\";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),l=0;l<n.length;l++)n[l].style.display=\"none\";for(l=0;l<i.length;l++)if(r=i[l],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if(\"link\"===t.message)if(s=d.createElement(\"a\"),a=d.createElement(\"a\"),s.href=r.getAttribute(\"src\"),a.href=t.value,!o.test(a.protocol));else if(a.host===s.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener(\"message\",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",t,!1),c.addEventListener(\"load\",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf(\"MSIE 10\"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(\/Trident.*rv:11\\.\/),i=d.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+=\"#?secret=\"+r,t.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute(\"security\"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:r},\"*\")}}}}(window,document);\n<\/script>\n","description":"Toward an &#8220;English Rule&#8221; on Costs and Disbursements By Thomas P. Malone and Bradley A. Kletscher The political climate regarding litigation is changing. Everywhere attacks are being made on the &#8220;litigation explosion&#8221;. Huge efforts are being made to curtail the 30-year trend of expanded litigation; witness the &#8220;tort reform&#8221; and fee shifting statutes throughout the United States. One method used by legislatures and courts is charging the loser with paying the winners &#8220;costs&#8221;. &#8220;Costs&#8221; have always been assessed against the loser in civil litigation. The present difference is the expanding definition of the term &#8220;costs&#8221;. Year ago, &#8220;costs&#8221; included, for the most part, only filing fees and service of process expenses. That is no longer the case. Statutes enacted since 1983, as well as court cases construing those statutes, have dramatically expanded the definition of litigation &#8220;costs&#8221;. Parties are now fairly wide open to an award of the actual costs incurred by the winning side. For example, deposition expenses are now available irrespective of whether the depositions were used by the prevailing party. Until recently, the prevailing rule was that the court would award only those deposition expenses that were taken by the prevailing party and used by that party at trial. That is no longer the case. Now, courts are awarding expenses..."}