Nebraska Statutes 81-15,233. Court award costs of litigation; attorney’s fees
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(1) In issuing any final order in any action brought under the Nebraska Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act, the court may award costs of litigation, including reasonable attorney‘s fees and expert witness fees, to the prevailing or the substantially prevailing party if the court determines such an award is appropriate.
Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 81-15,233
- Action: shall include any proceeding in any court of this state. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
- Attorney: shall mean attorney at law. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
- Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
- Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
- Person: shall include bodies politic and corporate, societies, communities, the public generally, individuals, partnerships, limited liability companies, joint-stock companies, and associations. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
- State: when applied to different states of the United States shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories organized by Congress. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
(2) Nothing in section 81-15,230 shall restrict or expand any right which any person or class of persons may have under any federal or state statute or common law to seek enforcement of any requirement of the act.