SB1 Alabama 2012 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Gerald H. Allen Senator

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2012

Title

Civil actions, attorney fees and costs awarded to prevailing party

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

Civil Actions