5062-S2 AMH HOFF BAKY 185

2SSB 5062 - H AMD TO CRJ COMM AMD (H-1373.1/21) 702

By Representative Hoff

On page 23, line 7 of the striking amendment, after "plaintiff." insert "In cases involving multiple named plaintiffs, or in which a plaintiff or a group of plaintiffs represents a class of other similarly situated plaintiffs, attorneys' fees shall be limited to the equivalent of any real monetary or property loss suffered by the individual plaintiff named in the case. If the same attorney or law firm represents multiple plaintiffs in multiple cases alleging substantially similar claims, attorneys' fees under this section are permitted only in the first such case filed by the attorney or law firm."

EFFECT: Limits attorneys' fees in cases involving multiple named plaintiffs or in class actions to the equivalent of any real monetary or property loss suffered by the first individual plaintiff named in the case. Provides that if the same attorney or law firm represents multiple plaintiffs in multiple cases alleging substantially similar claims, attorneys' fees under this section are permitted only in the first such case filed by the attorney or law firm.

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