Case Name: Marco A. Marquez, Plaintiff-Respondent-Cross-Appellant, v. Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC, Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Respondent
Court: Wisconsin Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Wisconsin
Decision Date: 2012-07-02
Citations: 342 Wis. 2d 254
Docket Number: No. 2010AP826
Parties: Marco A. Marquez, Plaintiff-Respondent-Cross-Appellant, v. Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC, Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Wisconsin Reports Second
Volume: 342
Pages: 254–255

Head Matter:
Marco A. Marquez, Plaintiff-Respondent-Cross-Appellant, v. Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC, Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Respondent.
Supreme Court
No. 2010AP826.
Decided July 2, 1012.
2012 WI 74
(Also reported in_N.W.2d_.)

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
¶ 1. On June 5, 2012, Plaintiff-Respondent-Cross-Appellant, Marco A. Marquez, filed a motion entitled "Motion for Clarification/Reconsideration" regarding Marquez v. Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC, 2012 WI 57, 341 Wis. 2d 119, 815 N.W.2d 314, seeking "instruction to the circuit court regarding an award of Marquez's reasonable appellate attorney fees," pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 218.0171(7).
¶ 2. Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC, has not responded or objected to Marquez's motion.
¶ 3. Wisconsin Stat. § 218.0171(7) (2009-10) provides in relevant part that "[t]he court shall award a consumer who prevails in such an action twice the amount of any pecuniary loss, together with costs, disbursements and reasonable attorney fees, and any equitable relief the court determines appropriate."
¶ 4. "Reasonable attorney fees" available to a prevailing consumer under Wis. Stat. § 218.0171(7) include attorney fees for appellate work. Kilian v. Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC, 2011 WI 65, ¶ 58 n.22, 335 Wis. 2d 566, 799 N.W.2d 815 (quoting Chmill v. Friendly Ford-Mercury of Janesville, Inc., 144 Wis. 2d 796, 809, 424 N.W.2d 747 (Ct. App. 1988)).
¶ 5. Accordingly, we clarify the decision as follows:
¶ 6. The disposition is amended to read as follows: "Affirmed and remanded."
¶ 7. Paragraph 123 is amended to read as follows: "For the reasons stated, we affirm the circuit
court's judgment and order and remand the cause to the circuit court to determine reasonable attorney fees pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 218.0171(7)."
¶ 8. The mandate line is amended to read as follows: "By the Court. — The judgment and order of the circuit court are affirmed and the cause is remanded to the circuit court."
¶ 9. By the Court. — The motion for reconsideration is denied without costs.