{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-30-3c-4","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 30-3C-4","heading":"Liability for court costs and attorney fees in certain civil actions.","body":"Any party or parties who institute an action as a result of a peer review may be liable for court costs and reasonable attorney's fees, if the defendant substantially prevails and if the action, or the plaintiff's conduct during the litigation of the action, was frivolous, unreasonable, without foundation, or in bad faith.","path":["CHAPTER 30. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS.","ARTICLE 3C. HEALTH CARE PEER REVIEW ORGANIZATION PROTECTION."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/30-3C-4/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:27:06Z","sha256":"290f19a3c306d01e87a8d04613e73048e79ec14dbf9e569ab5ef6563ad5c15ec","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-30-3c-3","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-30-3c-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}