Iowa SF330 mandates courts to award costs and reasonable attorney fees to prevailing parties in civil actions.

Iowa SF330 establishes that in civil actions, courts must award costs and reasonable attorney fees to prevailing parties. A prevailing party is defined as one with a net monetary recovery, a defendant in whose favor a dismissal is entered, a defendant where neither party obtains relief, or a defendant against a plaintiff who does not recover any relief. The bill excludes actions involving the state, other governmental entities, or public officials acting in their official capacity.

Iowa SF330 mandates courts to award costs and reasonable attorney fees to prevailing parties in civil actions.

Iowa SF330 establishes that in civil actions, courts must award costs and reasonable attorney fees to prevailing parties. A prevailing party is defined as one with a net monetary recovery, a defendant in whose favor a dismissal is entered, a defendant where neither party obtains relief, or a defendant against a plaintiff who does not recover any relief. The bill excludes actions involving the state, other governmental entities, or public officials acting in their official capacity.