Rep. Jack D. Franks

Filed: 5/3/2011

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2141

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2141 on page 11,
3below line 10, by inserting the following:
4    "(l) Attorney's fees and court costs. The court shall award
5reasonable attorney's fees and court costs, when requested, in
6an amount not to exceed $10,000 to counsel for the defendant if
7the defendant is the prevailing party. In exercising its
8discretion to determine the amount of attorney's fees, the
9court shall consider, among other factors, the following:
10        (1) any action taken by the plaintiff prior to filing
11    the action to obtain a retraction or other appropriate
12    response from the defendant, and the timeliness of that
13    action;
14        (2) the nature, extent, and quality of information
15    supplied by the plaintiff to the defendant prior to filing
16    the action when the plaintiff took the action described in
17    paragraph (1);
18        (3) any action taken by the defendant, and the

 

 

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1    timeliness of that action, to provide the plaintiff with a
2    retraction or other appropriate response;
3        (4) the extent to which the plaintiff reasonably
4    believed that the statement at issue was damaging to his or
5    her reputation; and
6        (5) the complexity of the litigation.".