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Senate advances bill allowing recovery of attorney fees in suits over exploitation of vulnerable adults
Summary
Senate Bill 7, sponsored by Senator Hilliard and supported by the Commission on Aging and the Utah State Bar, would allow plaintiffs who successfully sue for exploitation of a vulnerable adult to recover attorney fees; it also permits courts to award fees against frivolous plaintiffs. The Senate advanced the bill for third reading (28–0, 1 absent).
Senate Bill 7, carried by Senator Hilliard, would add attorney fees and costs to the relief available to plaintiffs who successfully recover assets taken from a vulnerable adult (typically someone under guardianship). Sponsor testimony said the change was intended to make victims whole by allowing…
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