Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Eileen A. Rakower, J.), entered June 20, 2013, which denied plaintiff's motion to dismiss defendants' counterclaim for attorneys' fees, unanimously reversed, on the law, with costs, and the motion granted.
"Under the general rule, attorneys' fees and disbursements are incidents of litigation and the prevailing party may not collect them from the loser unless an award is authorized by agreement between the parties or by statute...
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