16 U.S.C. § 470W
Section 470w · Attorneys fees and costs to prevailing parties in civil actions
Amended 1 time on record
Applied in 22 court decisions — leading case Marek v. Chesny (1985)
Most recently applied in Johnson v. Weihert (In re Weihert) (May 2013)
In any civil action brought in any United States district court by any interested person to enforce the provisions of this subchapter, if such person substantially prevails in such action, the court may award attorneys’ fees, expert witness fees, and other costs of participating in such action, as the court deems reasonable.