IN SB0085 | 2012 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Introduced on January 4 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-01-10 - Senator Kruse added as coauthor
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 4 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-01-10 - Senator Kruse added as coauthor
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Requires a court in a civil action to determine whether a nonprevailing party: (1) brought or continued to litigate an action or asserted a defense that was frivolous, unreasonable, or groundless; or (2) litigated the action in bad faith. Provides that if the court determines that a nonprevailing party has engaged in such conduct, the court shall require the nonprevailing party to reimburse the prevailing party for reasonable attorney's fees.
Title
Attorney's fees in civil action.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2012-01-10 | Senator Kruse added as coauthor | |
| 2012-01-04 | First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary | |
| 2012-01-04 | Authored by Senators Banks and Yoder |
Indiana State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | http://www.in.gov/apps/lsa/session/billwatch/billinfo?year=2012&session=1&request=getBill&doctype=SB&docno=0085 |
| Text | http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2012/IN/IN0085.1.html |
