MD SB319 | 2015 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on February 5 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-02-25 - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 5 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-02-25 - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Authorizing a court to award to a prevailing plaintiff reasonable attorney's fees and expenses in specified actions seeking to remedy a violation of a Maryland constitutional right; authorizing a court to award reasonable attorney's fees and expenses to a prevailing defendant under specified circumstances; establishing that the limit on the liability of the State under the Maryland Tort Claims Act does not include a specified award of attorney's fees and expenses; etc.
Title
Award of Attorney's Fees and Expenses - Violation of Maryland Constitutional Right
Sponsors
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2015-02-25 | Senate | Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
2015-02-05 | Senate | First Reading Judicial Proceedings |
Subjects
Attorneys' Fees
Civil Actions
Civil Actions and Procedures
Counties
Courts
Liability
Municipal Corporations
Public Employees
State Employees
Torts
Civil Actions
Civil Actions and Procedures
Counties
Courts
Liability
Municipal Corporations
Public Employees
State Employees
Torts