Florida Senate - 2005                      COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS for SB 1520
                        Barcode 194994
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11  The Committee on Judiciary (Aronberg) recommended the
12  following amendment:
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14         Senate Amendment 
15         On page 7, lines 8-18, delete those lines
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18         (e)  In any civil litigation initiated by the
19  department or the Department of Legal Affairs, the court may
20  award to the prevailing party may recover reasonable
21  attorney's fees and costs if the court finds that there was a
22  complete absence of a justiciable issue of either law or fact
23  raised by the losing party or if the court finds bad faith on
24  the part of the losing party. Travel and per diem expenses
25  incurred by the department or the Department of Legal Affairs
26  for its attorneys and witnesses shall be recoverable costs by
27  the department or the Department of Legal Affairs if either
28  agency prevails in civil litigation.
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