{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-39-8-80","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 39-8-80","heading":"Bad faith; award of attorney's fees.","body":"If (1) a claim of misappropriation is made in bad faith, (2) a motion to terminate an injunction is made or resisted in bad faith, or (3) wilful misappropriation exists, the court may award reasonable attorney's fees to the prevailing party.","path":["Title 39 - TRADE AND COMMERCE","CHAPTER 8 Trade Secrets"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t39c008.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T07:16:49Z","sha256":"8587252f306bbe583d7c0dc396dca5584cd4d8f2793732e6630eff338d157a7c","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-39-8-70","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-39-8-90"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}