Rule 1:1A - [Effective until 11/25/2024] Recovery of Appellate Attorney Fees in Circuit Court(a) Notwithstanding any provision of Rule 1:1, in any civil action appealed to an appellate court that results in a final appellate judgment favorable to an appellee, a prevailing appellee who has recovered attorney fees, costs or both in the circuit court pursuant to a contract, statute or other applicable law may make application in the circuit court in which judgment was entered for attorney fees, costs or both incurred on appeal. The application must be filed within 30 days after the entry of a final appellate judgment and may be made in the same case from which the appeal was taken, which case will be reinstated on the circuit court docket upon the filing of the application. The appellee is not required to file a separate suit or action to recover the fees and costs incurred on appeal, and the circuit court has continuing jurisdiction of the case for the purpose of adjudicating the application. The circuit court's order granting or refusing the application, in whole or in part, is a final order for purposes of Rule 1:1. The phrase "final appellate judgment" as used in this rule means the issuance of the mandate by the appellate court or, in cases in which no mandate issues, the final judgment or order of the appellate court disposing of the matter. (b) Nothing in this Rule restricts or prohibits the exercise of any other right or remedy for the recovery of attorney fees or costs, by separate suit or action, or otherwise.Adopted by order December 22, 2004, effective 4/1/2005; amended by order dated September 3, 2020, effective 9/3/2020; amended by order dated November 23, 2020, effective 3/1/2021; amended by order dated November 1, 2021, effective 1/1/2022; amended by order dated June 13, 2022, effective 8/12/2022.