H.R. 3497 · 109th Congress
Loser Pays Legal Fee Fairness Act
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Loser Pays Legal Fee Fairness Act - States that whenever federal law provides a basis on which a court may award attorney's fees to one prevailing party, the court may award such fees to any prevailing party on that basis, except where the law permits the award of such fees only to the United States.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jul 28, 2005
Loser Pays Legal Fee Fairness Act - States that whenever federal law provides a basis on which a court may award attorney's fees to one prevailing party, the court may award such fees to any prevailing party on that basis, except where the law permits the award of such fees only to the United States.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Loser Pays Legal Fee Fairness Act
Latest action (Aug 23, 2005): Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.
Policy area: Law · Origin: House · Introduced: Jul 28, 2005
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.