{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-36-404","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 36-404","heading":"Attorney’s fees.","body":"The court may award reasonable attorney’s fees to the prevailing party if:\n\n(1)\nA claim of misappropriation is made in bad faith;\n\n(2)\nA motion to terminate an injunction is made or resisted in bad faith; or\n\n(3)\nWillful and malicious misappropriation exists.","path":["Title 36. Trade Practices.","Chapter 4. Trade Secrets."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/36-404","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"42afe8c0d43aa2650d32c7774bd9c49102bfc83c65844406193eb6c5e1154a89","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-36-403","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-36-405"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}