SB1 Alabama 2012 1st Special Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Hank Sanders

Democrat

Session

First Special Session 2012

Title

Senate, redistricting pursuant to 2010 federal census, venue for legal action challenging to be in Montgomery County Circuit Court, official maps of districts retained in Secretary of State Office and printed with Acts, use for legislative intent, Sec. 29-1-2.3 repealed; Sec. 29-1-2.3 added

Description

Existing law does not allow the court in a civil action to award attorney's fees as part of the cost to the prevailing party.

This bill would provide that in all civil actions, the court shall award attorney's fees as part of the cost to the prevailing party.

This bill would provide that a prevailing party may bring an action against another party for abuse of process arising in any part on the same facts in the action in which attorney's fees were awarded; however, the prevailing party may not recover the same attorney's fees twice.

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Subjects

Senate