Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 357 - Submission of False Claims to State or Local Government
NRS 357.180 - Award of expenses and attorney’s fees.


1. If the Attorney General, a designee of the Attorney General pursuant to NRS 357.070 or a private plaintiff prevails in or settles an action pursuant to NRS 357.080, the private plaintiff is entitled to a reasonable amount for expenses that the court finds were necessarily incurred, including reasonable costs, attorney’s fees and the fees of expert consultants and expert witnesses. Those expenses must be awarded against the defendant, and may not be allowed against the State or a political subdivision.
2. If the Attorney General or the Attorney General’s designee does not proceed with the action and the defendant prevails in the action brought by a private plaintiff, the court may award the defendant reasonable expenses and attorney’s fees against the party or parties who participated in the action if it finds that the action was clearly frivolous, clearly vexatious or brought primarily for the purposes of harassment.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 828; A 2011, 377; 2013, 1048)

Structure Nevada Revised Statutes

Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 357 - Submission of False Claims to State or Local Government

NRS 357.010 - Definitions.

NRS 357.020 - "Claim" defined.

NRS 357.022 - "Material" defined.

NRS 357.024 - "Obligation" defined.

NRS 357.026 - "Original source" defined.

NRS 357.030 - "Political subdivision" defined.

NRS 357.040 - Liability for damages and civil penalty for certain acts.

NRS 357.050 - Limitation of damages and waiver of penalty for cooperation of defendant.

NRS 357.060 - Joint and several liability.

NRS 357.070 - Investigation and action by Attorney General or certain designees.

NRS 357.080 - Action by private plaintiff; venue of actions.

NRS 357.100 - Action based upon certain public disclosures may only be brought by Attorney General, designee or original source of information; exceptions.

NRS 357.110 - Attorney General or designee may elect to intervene in action by private plaintiff; motion to extend time for election.

NRS 357.120 - Effect of intervention of Attorney General or designee in action by private plaintiff; motion to dismiss; settlement.

NRS 357.130 - Effect of declination of Attorney General or designee to intervene in action by private plaintiff; authority for and effect of election by Attorney General or designee to intervene subsequently in such action.

NRS 357.140 - Response by defendant.

NRS 357.150 - Stay of discovery by private plaintiff; extension.

NRS 357.160 - Court-imposed limitation upon participation of private plaintiff in action.

NRS 357.170 - Limitation of actions; standard of proof; effect of certain findings of guilt in criminal proceeding on action.

NRS 357.180 - Award of expenses and attorney’s fees.

NRS 357.190 - "Recovery" defined.

NRS 357.200 - Distribution in certain actions to special account in State General Fund or to general fund of political subdivision.

NRS 357.210 - Distribution to private plaintiff in certain actions; court authorized to reduce recovery in certain circumstances.

NRS 357.230 - Distribution of unapportioned portion to general fund of State or political subdivision, or both.

NRS 357.250 - Entitlement of employee, contractor or agent to remedies in certain circumstances.