In the U.S. Fees are award by statute or contract, but there are a few other legal mechanisms to have the other side pay fees (even if just partial, or oddly it

In the U.S. Fees are award by statute or contract, but there are a few other legal mechanisms to have the other side pay fees (even if just partial, or oddly it is even possible the winning side is liable for the losing side's fees). As a rule of thumb defendants will be liable for their own fees, even if they win, unless (insert specific statute or contract). So this would be part of the independent case breakdown/analysis on the platform but it can't be done in a vacuum it would have to be on a case by case basis against the specific facts of a given case.