Código Oficial de Georgia Anotado

Título 51. TORTS · Capítulo 7. FALSE ARREST, FALSE IMPRISONMENT, MALICIOUS PROSECUTION, AND ABUSIVE LITIGATION · Artículo 5. ABUSIVE LITIGATION

51-7-83. Measure of damages.

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Actualizado hasta: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

El texto siguiente es la ley tal como la imprime el estado, en inglés.

(a)
A plaintiff who prevails in an action under this article shall be entitled to all damages allowed by law as proven by the evidence, including costs and expenses of litigation and reasonable attorney’s fees.#
(b)
If the abusive litigation is in a civil proceeding of a court of record and no damages other than costs and expenses of litigation and reasonable attorney’s fees are claimed, the procedures provided in Code Section 9-15-14 shall be utilized instead.#
(c)
No motion filed under Code Section 9-15-14 shall preclude the filing of an action under this article for damages other than costs and expenses of litigation and reasonable attorney’s fees. Any ruling under Code Section 9-15-14 is conclusive as to the issues resolved therein.#

Las notas siguientes se imprimen con la sección, pero no son ley promulgada (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). Se muestran aparte del texto.

Code 1981, § 51-7-83, enacted by Ga. L. 1989, p. 408, § 2.

For article, ‘‘Of Frivolous Litigation and Runaway Juries: A View from the Bench,’’ see 41 Ga. L. Rev. 431 (2007).

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Actualizado hasta: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

Texto leído de t51-(v39)-2017-pdf.pdf, Volumen V39, edición 2017, página 719; acción de fusión: annotated; SHA-256 del archivo bc30a40687b2.