H.R. 3497 · 109th Congress
Loser Pays Legal Fee Fairness Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Ernest Istook
- Introduced
- 2005-07-28
- Latest action
- 2005-08-23 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.
Summary
Loser Pays Legal Fee Fairness Act - States that whenever federal law provides a basis on which a court may award attorney's fees to one prevailing party, the court may award such fees to any prevailing party on that basis, except where the law permits the award of such fees only to the United States.