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§ 7321.26. Judgment on award; attorney fees and litigation expenses

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 42 Pa.C.S.A. Judiciary and Judicial ProcedureEffective: July 1, 2019

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 42 Pa.C.S.A. Judiciary and Judicial Procedure (Refs & Annos)
Part VII. Civil Actions and Proceedings
Chapter 73. Arbitration (Refs & Annos)
Subchapter A.1. Revised Statutory Arbitration (Refs & Annos)
Effective: July 1, 2019
42 Pa.C.S.A. § 7321.26
§ 7321.26. Judgment on award; attorney fees and litigation expenses
(a) Judgment.--Upon granting an order confirming, vacating without directing a rehearing, modifying or correcting an award, the court shall enter a judgment in conformity with the order. The judgment may be recorded, docketed and enforced as any other judgment in a civil action.
(b) Court costs.--A court may allow reasonable costs of the motion and subsequent judicial proceedings.
(c) Attorney fees and costs.--On application of a prevailing party to a contested judicial proceeding under section 7321.23 (relating to confirmation of award), 7321.24 (relating to vacating award) or 7321.25 (relating to modification or correction of award), the court may add reasonable attorney fees and other reasonable expenses of litigation incurred in a judicial proceeding after the award is made to a judgment confirming, vacating without directing a rehearing, modifying or correcting an award if attorney fees and other expenses are authorized by law to be added to an award in a civil action involving the same claim as the arbitration award.

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2018, June 28, P.L. 381, No. 55, § 1.1, effective July 1, 2019.
42 Pa.C.S.A. § 7321.26, PA ST 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 7321.26
Current through Act 11 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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