Rhode Island General Laws 42-56.3-4. Enforcement
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In addition to any other rights and remedies afforded by law, any person who has been restrained in violation of this chapter may file a civil action for damages and any appropriate and equitable relief in Superior Court. The court may also award a prevailing plaintiff reasonable attorney’s fees and costs.
History of Section.
P.L. 2011, ch. 68, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 108, § 1.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 42-56.3-4
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.