{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-9-1-45","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-1-45","heading":"Attorney’s fees in breach of contract actions.","body":"The court may award a reasonable attorney’s fee to the prevailing party in any civil action arising from a breach of contract in which the court:\n(1) Finds that there was a complete absence of a justiciable issue of either law or fact raised by the losing party; or\n(2) Renders a default judgment against the losing party.","path":["Title 9 Courts and Civil Procedure — Procedure Generally","Chapter 1 Causes of Action"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE9/9-1/9-1-45.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:54:57Z","sha256":"b88baf51c2fc094be61b0699d7487c340d6feb14682fbda1ad8661ec98a650ac","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-9-1-44","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-9-1-46"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}