S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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I N A S S E M B L Y
May 15, 2026
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Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Lunsford) --
read once and referred to the Committee on Judiciary
AN ACT to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to attor-
neys' fees in class actions
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Rule 909 of the civil practice law and rules, as amended by
chapter 566 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
Rule 909. Attorneys' fees. If a judgment in an action maintained as a
class action is rendered in favor of the class, the court in its
discretion may award attorneys' fees to the representatives of the class
and/or to any other person that the court finds has acted to benefit the
class based on the reasonable value of legal services rendered and if
justice requires, allow recovery of the amount awarded from the opponent
of the class. IT MAY, IN ITS DISCRETION WHERE APPROPRIATE, AWARD AN
ADDITIONAL AMOUNT TO SUCH CLASS REPRESENTATIVES.
ยง 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to all
actions commenced on or after the date on which it shall have become a
law and all actions pending on the date on which it shall have become a
law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD15121-01-6
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