{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-59-9-5","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 59:9-5","heading":"Discretion to award attorney's fees;  limitation","body":"In any action brought against a public entity or a public employee under this act, the court may, in its discretion, award a successful claimant (a) costs ordinarily allowable in the private sector (b) expert witness fees not exceeding a total of $100.00 and (c) reasonable attorney's fees;  provided however that there shall be no such recovery in any case where damages are awarded for pain and suffering.\nL.1972, c. 45, s. 59:9-5.","path":["TITLE 59 CLAIMS AGAINST PUBLIC ENTITIES"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"797f542c4885acff7258b94d037971b4e34e876aa3417c53a441661c2fec46b4","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-59-9-4","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-59-9-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}