N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-351.8
Remedies
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Current — April 1, 2022
As of June 1, 2021
In any action brought under this Article, the court may grant as relief:
In any action brought under this Article, the court may grant as relief:
(1) A permanent or temporary injunction or other equitable relief as the court deems just;
(1) A permanent or temporary injunction or other equitable relief as the court deems just;
(2) Monetary damages to the injured consumer in the amount fixed by the verdict. Such damages shall be trebled upon a finding that the manufacturer unreasonably refused to comply with G.S. 20-351.2 or G.S. 20-351.3. The jury may consider as damages all items listed for refund under G.S. 20-351.3;
(2) Monetary damages to the injured consumer in the amount fixed by the verdict. Such damages shall be trebled upon a finding that the manufacturer unreasonably refused to comply with G.S. 20-351.2 or G.S. 20-351.3. The jury may consider as damages all items listed for refund under G.S. 20-351.3;
(3) A reasonable attorney's fee for the attorney of the prevailing party, payable by the losing party, upon a finding by the court that: The manufacturer unreasonably failed or refused to fully resolve the matter which constitutes the basis of such action; or
(3) A reasonable attorney’s fee for the attorney of the prevailing party, payable by the losing party, upon a finding by the court that: The manufacturer unreasonably failed or refused to fully resolve the matter which constitutes the basis of such action; or
(4) The party instituting the action knew, or should have known, the action was frivolous and malicious.
(4) The party instituting the action knew, or should have known, the action was frivolous and malicious.
History
(1987, c. 385, s. 1.)
Legal Periodicals. - For note, "A Public Goods Approach to Calculating Reasonable Fees under Attorney Fee Shifting Statutes," see 1989 Duke L.J. 438.
Official source: North Carolina General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain North Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.