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2020 North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 1D - Punitive Damages
§ 1D-45 - Frivolous or malicious actions; attorneys' fees.
Universal Citation: NC Gen Stat § 1D-45 (2020)
1D-45. Frivolous or malicious actions; attorneys' fees.
The court shall award reasonable attorneys' fees, resulting from the defense against the punitive damages claim, against a claimant who files a claim for punitive damages that the claimant knows or should have known to be frivolous or malicious. The court shall award reasonable attorney fees against a defendant who asserts a defense in a punitive damages claim that the defendant knows or should have known to be frivolous or malicious.
(1995, c. 514, s. 1.)
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