South Dakota Codified Laws 37-31-7. Other rights and remedies of consumer–Action for damages–Award
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This chapter does not limit rights or remedies available to a consumer under any other law. Any waiver by a consumer of rights under this chapter is void.
In addition to pursuing any other remedy, a consumer may bring an action to recover for any damages caused by a violation of this chapter. The court shall award a consumer who prevails in such an action twice the amount of any pecuniary loss, together with cost, disbursements, and reasonable attorney fees and any equitable relief that the court determines is appropriate.
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 37-31-7
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
Source: SL 1996, ch 242, § 8.