Under current law, a defendant may be awarded reasonable attorney fees in tort actions if a case is dismissed on a motion of the defendant prior to trial. The act states that a defendant may not be awarded reasonable attorney fees in cases dismissed prior to trial in which the plaintiff brought non-frivolous claims in order to challenge precedent or for a similar reason.
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

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Statutes affected:
Preamended PA1 (04/22/2022):
Introduced (02/25/2022):
Engrossed (03/24/2022):
Reengrossed (03/25/2022):
Revised (04/26/2022):
Rerevised (04/27/2022):
Final Act (05/24/2022):
Signed Act (06/09/2022):