Utah Code 78B-6-2502. Award of double attorney fees and costs
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Terms Used In Utah Code 78B-6-2502
- Contamination claim: means a claim for which a government owner and the government owner's officers and employees have immunity under Subsection 63G-7-201(3)(b). See Utah Code 78B-6-2501
- Government owner: means the same as that term is defined in Subsection 63G-7-201(3). See Utah Code 78B-6-2501
- Person: means :(24)(a) an individual;(24)(b) an association;(24)(c) an institution;(24)(d) a corporation;(24)(e) a company;(24)(f) a trust;(24)(g) a limited liability company;(24)(h) a partnership;(24)(i) a political subdivision;(24)(j) a government office, department, division, bureau, or other body of government; and(24)(k) any other organization or entity. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
If a person asserts a contamination claim against a government owner or an officer or employee of the government owner for which the government owner or officer or employee are found to be immune under Subsection 63G-7-201(3)(b), the court shall award the government owner or officer or employee double the attorney fees and costs incurred by the government owner or officer or employee in defending the claim.