Bill Text: PA HB2312 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requiring the nonprevailing party in a civil action to pay the reasonable attorney fees of the prevailing party along with all court costs.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-5)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-03-12 - Referred to JUDICIARY [HB2312 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-HB2312-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 3337
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 2312 Session of2010
INTRODUCED BY WHITE, BRENNAN, BROWN, DENLINGER, DERMODY, GIBBONS, HALUSKA, HESS, JOSEPHS, MAHONEY, MILNE, MOUL, PETRARCA, SIPTROTH AND SWANGER, MARCH 12, 2010
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, MARCH 12, 2010
AN ACT
Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, requiring the
nonprevailing party in a civil action to pay the reasonable
attorney fees of the prevailing party along with all court
costs.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Title 42 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
§ 7703. Attorney fees and costs.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law or rule of court
to the contrary, all of the reasonable attorney fees and court
costs of the prevailing party to a civil action shall be borne
by the nonprevailing party or parties in equal amounts.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.