Paxton Petitions U.S. Supreme Court to Protect Taxpayer Funds by Clarifying Rules on Attorney's Fees
March 09, 2023
March 09, 2023
AUSTIN, Texas, March 9 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release:
Attorney General Paxton has joined a Georgia-led amicus brief that is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to clarify the legal framework for when attorney's fees are to be awarded to "prevailing parties" in civil lawsuits.
Specifically, the amicus addresses the situation in which a party secures a preliminary injunction but not a final determination on the merits of the ca . . .
Attorney General Paxton has joined a Georgia-led amicus brief that is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to clarify the legal framework for when attorney's fees are to be awarded to "prevailing parties" in civil lawsuits.
Specifically, the amicus addresses the situation in which a party secures a preliminary injunction but not a final determination on the merits of the ca . . .