Vermont Legislature Limits Legal Fee Recovery in Records Cases
· Story link The Vermont Legislature approved a law that requires public agencies to pay legal fees in public records…
The Vermont Legislature approved a law that requires public agencies to pay legal fees in public records cases only if a court finds they “knowingly and unreasonably” withheld the records. Media organizations had pressed for attorney’s fee recovery anytime a requester won a legal battle for access, arguing that a lack of good faith is all but impossible to prove. (4/4/05).