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2006 Georgia Code - 13-8-20
13-8-20. (a) In addition to temporary or permanent
injunctive relief as provided in subparagraph (c)(3)(A) of Code
Section 13-8-15, any person who shall be injured in his or her
business or property by reason of anything forbidden by or in
noncompliance with the requirements of this article may bring an
action therefor in the appropriate superior court of this state and
shall recover the actual damages sustained and the costs of such
action, including a reasonable attorney´s fee.
(b) When such action is one of
common or general interest to many persons or when the parties are
numerous and it is impracticable to bring them all before the
court, one or more may bring a class action for the benefit of the
whole, including actions for injunctive relief. (c) In an action for money damages, if the jury
finds that the defendant acted maliciously, the jury may award
punitive damages as permitted by Georgia law.
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