attorneys fees

The Senate Appropriations Committee heard SB 199 on the recovery of litigation expenses.  The bill is authored by Senators Koch, Buck, and Freeman and provides that  attorney’s fees may be awarded against a governmental entity in a case where a court finds that the claim brought by the governmental entity was frivolous, unreasonable, or groundless, but provides that the application o … [Read more...] about Recovery of litigation expenses

The Senate Judiciary Committee heard SB 199 on recovery of litigation expenses.  The bill, authored by Sen. Koch,  requires a court to award reasonable litigation expenses to the prevailing party in a civil action brought against that party by a governmental entity if the court finds that the civil action was brought by the governmental entity without substantial justification. The b … [Read more...] about Recovery of litigation expenses

H.E.A. 1491, P.L. 256 Effective: July 1, 2017 Provides that a court may not award attorney's fees in a class action suit against the state until a hearing is held. The full law is available at: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2017/bills/house/1491 … [Read more...] about Various motor vehicle law amendments