HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1670 FILED ON: 1/17/2013
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1550
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Alice Hanlon Peisch
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying:
An Act relative to the awarding of costs and attorney’s fees.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
Alice Hanlon Peisch | 14th Norfolk |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1670 FILED ON: 1/17/2013
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1550
By Ms. Peisch of Wellesley, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1550) of Alice Hanlon Peisch relative to the awarding of costs and attorney’s fees. The Judiciary. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE
HOUSE
, NO. 2259 OF 2011-2012.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act relative to the awarding of costs and attorney’s fees.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 59H of Chapter 231 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the first sentence of the fifth paragraph the following sentence:-
The court may also award costs and reasonable attorney’s fees to the moving party if the plaintiff voluntarily dismisses the action after said special motion to dismiss is filed but prior to the court’s ruling on said motion.
