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Georgia judge won’t award attorneys fees to governments in lawsuit over Rivian vehicle plant
Judge Stephen Bradley ruled the lawsuits challenging Rivian plant zoning were not frivolous and denied $337,000 legal fee recovery to protect citizens' rights to challenge government actions.
- A judge ruled against the state of Georgia and a local development agency, denying their request for legal fees from citizens who sued to block an electric vehicle plant.
- Morgan County Superior Court Judge Stephen Bradley stated that the lawsuits were not frivolous, emphasizing citizen rights to challenge government actions.
- JoEllen Artz, a leader of the opposition group No2Rivian, said the ruling protects citizens from being 'silenced by Goliath.'
- The development authority claimed the lawsuits were attempts to 'delay progress,' costing taxpayers and the community.
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No2Rivian Plaintiffs Off The Hook For State's Legal Fees
A decisive ruling has come down in favor of the No2Rivian plaintiffs, freeing them from any obligation to pay the hefty legal fees the State of Georgia racked up during the lengthy legal challenges to the controversial Rivian Electric Vehicle…
Morgan County judge sides with ‘No 2 Rivian’ in state’s quest to obtain attorney’s fees
MORGAN COUNTY – Six citizens affiliated with the anti-Rivian movement “No 2 Rivian” scored a massive legal win on Friday. Per a 10-page ruling handed down by Morgan County Superior Court Judge Stephen Bradley, plaintiffs Edward Clay, Candace Beam, Alan D. Jenkins, Felton Jenkins III, Deborah Crowe and James Gunn will not have to pay the attorney’s fees for both the State of Georgia and the Joint Development Authority (JDA), which consists of fo…
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Georgia judge won't award attorneys fees to governments in lawsuit over Rivian vehicle plant
A judge has rejected an attempt by Georgia and a local development agency to make residents pay legal fees after they unsuccessfully sued to block the Rivian electric vehicle plant.
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