Rivian's Legal Victory: Judge Denies Fees in Georgia Plant Lawsuit

A Georgia judge has decisively rejected an attempt by the state government and a local development agency to compel property owners, who had unsuccessfully sued to halt an electric vehicle plant, to cover the government's legal expenses. The state and a joint development authority had sought over $337,000 in legal fees from six Morgan County property owners who challenged the zoning for the Rivian Automotive plant. In a ruling filed on Friday, Morgan County Superior Court Judge Stephen Bradley determined that the two lawsuits, for which the government agencies were seeking fees, were far from frivolous. He emphasized that awarding legal fees to the government could erect a significant barrier for ordinary citizens seeking to exercise their rights to challenge governmental actions in court.
Judge Bradley stated in his ruling,
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