N.Y. CVP Law § 8600
This is the official text of N.Y. CVP Law § 8600, part of New York’s CVP Law — part of the compiled statutory law of New York, published by the state as "CVP Law." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.
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Intent and short title
Official statutory text
§ 8600. Intent and short title. It is the intent of this article,\nwhich may hereafter be known and cited as the "New York State Equal\nAccess to Justice Act", to create a mechanism authorizing the recovery\nof counsel fees and other reasonable expenses in certain actions against\nthe state of New York, similar to the provisions of federal law\ncontained in 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d) and the significant body of case law\nthat has evolved thereunder.\n
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