Source: http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb555%20intr.htm&yr=2013&sesstype=RS&i=555
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(By Senators Carmichael, Sypolt and Blair)
A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §55-19-1, §55-19-2, §55-19-3, §55-19-4, §55-19-5, §55-19-6, §55-19-7, §55-19-8, §55-19-9, §55-19-10, §55-19-11 and §55-19-12, all relating to actions and suits; creating a loser-pays civil justice system; providing for recovery of attorney's fees by prevailing party and applicability to causes of action and parties; procedure for recovery of attorney fees; rebuttable presumption; election by plaintiff and defendant; revocation of election; dismissal or nonsuit of action; award of litigation costs; liability of attorney; and when this article controls over any other law relating to the award of attorney's fees or other costs of litigation in connection with the civil action.
That the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended by adding thereto a new article, designated §55-19-1, §55-19-2, §55-19-3, §55-19-4, §55-19-5, §55-19-6, §55-19-7, §55-19-8, §55-19- 9, §55-19-10, §55-19-11 and §55-19-12, all to read as follows:
§55-19-1. Recovery of attorney's fees by prevailing party; applicability to causes of action and parties.
§55-19-2. Procedure for recovery of attorney's fees.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to create a loser pays civil justice system providing for recovery of attorney's fees by the prevailing party and its applicability to causes of action and parties.