attorneys fees

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