CONWAY — A Carroll County Superior Court judge has warned the owners of the North Conway Grand that she may award attorneys’ fees to Settlers Green if she finds against the hotel’s owners in their latest suit against Settlers over its plans to put in a Market Basket grocery store.
Derek Lick of Sulloway & Hollis of Concord, attorney for Settlers Green, has asked for the suit to be dismissed and for Settlers to be awarded fees, arguing that Bellevue Properties, owner of the North Conway Grand, has engaged in serial litigation in an attempt to stop the building of the store.
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