fees and costs, and all expenses related to the collection up to the total sum of’ the bonds’ penal amounts. (B & G Bond, Pis.’ Mot. for Summ. J., Ex. 9, ¶ 1, Doc. 44-14; Brown Bond, Pis.’ Mot. for Summ. J., Ex. 10, ¶ 1, Doc. 44-15.) Haying entered into these agreements, IFIC knew that the extent of its liability would include all amounts due under the bonds and riders at the time of default. This would include interest and attorneys’ fees, which are “expenses related to the collection” of the bond payment. See Sloan & Co. v. Liberty Mutual Ins. Co., 653 F.3d 175, 186-87 (3d Cir.2011) (interpreting “expenses and costs” incurred in enforcing a contract to include attorneys’ fees as well as court and mediation costs); Amerisourcebergen Drug Corp. v. Meier, 2004 WL 2900702, at *11-12 (<HOLDING>), aff'd, 251 Fed.Appx. 786, 787 (3d Cir.2007).
holding that expenses refers to costs holding defendant liable for attorneys fees when the guaranty contract at issue provided for the payment of collection costs and expenses holding parties agreement provided clear contractual justification for the award of costs and expenses including attorneys fees to the prevailing party holding broker not a party to a purchase contract and therefore not liable for attorneys fees even though provision providing for payment of the brokers commission was contained in the contract recognizing that an award of temporary attorneys fees and costs is based on an assessment of need and ability to pay as well as the reasonableness of the fees and costs