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Text: Ohio:  Nationwide Ins. Co. v. Harvey, [50 Ohio App.2d 361] 363 N.E.2d 596 (Ohio Ct.App.1976) (fees available only where insurer has acted in bad faith or fraudulently or was stubbornly litigious);  City of Willoughby Hills v. Cincinnati Ins. Co., [26 Ohio App.3d 146] 499 N.E.2d 31 (Ohio Ct.App.1986) (awarding fees where insured has not acted in bad faith or maliciously). B. Fees Based on Insurance Contract Provision 1. Yes (7 TOTAL) Colorado:  Wheeler v. Reese, 835 P.2d 572 (Colo.Ct.App.1992);  Allstate Ins. Co. v. Robins, [42 Colo.App. 539] 597 P.2d 1052 (Colo.Ct.App.1979) (fees are reasonable expenses incurred at company's request). Idaho: Occidental Fire & Cas. Co. v. Cook, [92 Idaho 7] 435 P.2d 364 (Idaho 1967) (same). Kansas: Upland Mut. Ins., Inc. v. Noel, [214 Kan. 145] 519 P.2d 737 (Kan.1974) (same). Maryland: Bankers & Shippers Ins. Co. of New York v. Electro Enters., Inc., [287 Md. 641] 415 A.2d 278 (Md.1980) (same). North Dakota: State Farm Fire & Cas. Co. v. Sigman, 508 N.W.2d 323 (N.D.1993) (same). South Carolina: Hegler v. Gulf Ins. Co., [270 S.C. 548] 243 S.E.2d 443 (S.C.1978) (same). Washington: Olympic S.S. Co. v. Centennial Ins. Co., [117 Wash.2d 37] 811 P.2d 673 (Wash.1991) (en banc) (same). C. Fees Based on Declaratory Judgment Statute 1. Yes (3 TOTAL) North Dakota: State Farm Fire & Cas. Co. v. Sigman, 508 N.W.2d 323 (N.D.1993) (statute allows relief whenever necessary or proper). Texas:  Smith v. Fire Ins. Exch., 1996 WL 499453, 1996 Tex.App. LEXIS 4002 (awarding fees to insurer under declaratory judgment statute). Wisconsin: Elliott v. Donahue, [169 Wis.2d 310] 485 N.W.2d 403 (Wis.1992). 2. No (6 TOTAL) Alabama: Clark v. Exchange Ins. Ass'n, [276 Ala. 334] 161 So.2d 817 (Ala.1964). Arizona:  State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. O'Brien, [24 Ariz.App. 18] 535 P.2d 46 (Ariz.Ct.App.1975) (fees not available to insured/plaintiff under statute; court does not decide availability of fees where insured is defendant). Louisiana:  Burton v. Lumbermens Mut. Cas. Co., 152 So.2d 235 (La.Ct.App.), cert. denied, [244 La. 895] 154 So.2d 767 (La.1963) (statute not for award of monetary judgments; further, fees not available under statute where suit not frivolous). Oregon: Samuel v. Frohnmayer, [308 Or. 362] 779 P.2d 1028 (Or.1989). Utah: Western Cas. & Sur. Co. v. Marchant, 615 P.2d 423 (Utah 1980) (fees not available under statute absent showing of bad faith). Washington: Rocky Mountain Fire & Cas. Co. v. Rose, [62 Wash.2d 896] 385 P.2d 45 (Wash.1963). D. Fees Pursuant to Statute to Discourage Coverage Contests[1] 1. Yes (8 TOTAL) Arkansas: Hicks v. Allstate Ins. Co., [304 Ark. 101] 799 S.W.2d 809 (Ark.1990) (quoting Ark.Code Ann. § 23-79-209(a) (1987)). Florida:  First Nat'l Ins. Co. v. Devine, 211 So.2d 587 (Fla.Dist.Ct.App.1968) (recovery of fees incurred at trial level; but no statutory authority at time suit was filed for fees on appeal). Hawaii: Commerce & Indus. Ins. Co. v. Bank of Hawaii, [73 Haw. 322] 832 P.2d 733, recons. denied, [73 Haw. 625] 834 P.2d 1315 (Haw.1992). Kansas: Missouri Med. Inc. Co. v. Wong, [234 Kan. 811] 676 P.2d 113 (Kan.1984). Nebraska: State Farm Fire & Cas. Co. v. Muth, [190 Neb. 248] 207 N.W.2d 364 (Neb.1973); see also State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Selders, [189 Neb. 334] 202 N.W.2d 625 (Neb.1972). New Hampshire Liberty Mut. Ins. Co. v. Home Ins. Indem. Co., [117 N.H. 269] 371 A.2d 1171 (N.H.1977). New Mexico: Amica Mut. Ins. Co. v. Maloney, [120 N.M. 523] 903 P.2d 834 (N.M. 1995) (insured entitled to fees under statute where insurer failed to pay claim). Oregon: McGraw v. Gwinner, [282 Or. 393] 578 P.2d 1250 (Or.1978) (fees available under statute only where settlement not made within six months and only where insured recovers money judgment against insurer). E. Fees Based on Court Rule 1. Yes (1 TOTAL) New Jersey:  New Jersey Mfrs. Ins. Co. v. Consolidated Mut. Ins. Co., [124 N.J.Super. 598] 308 A.2d 76 (N.J.Super.Ct.Law Div.1973). F. Number of Jurisdictions Awarding Fees Pursuant to Cohen-Type Exception, Insurance Contract Provision, a Specific Statute, a Declaratory Judgment Statute, or Court Rule (22 TOTAL) Arkansas Colorado Florida Hawaii Idaho Kansas Maine Maryland Minnesota Nebraska New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Dakota Ohio Oregon South Carolina Texas Washington West Virginia Wisconsin G. Number of Jurisdictions Denying Fees on any Ground (13 TOTAL) Alabama Arizona California Georgia Illinois Indiana Iowa Louisiana Michigan Missouri Ohio Tennessee Utah