(a) Upon granting an order confirming, vacating without directing a rehearing, modifying or correcting an award, the court shall enter a judgment in conformity therewith. The judgment may be recorded, docketed and enforced as any other judgment in a civil action.
(b) A court may allow reasonable costs of the motion and subsequent judicial proceedings.
(c) On application of a prevailing party to a contested judicial proceeding under section twenty-four, twenty-five or twenty-six of this article, the court may add reasonable attorneys' fees and other reasonable expenses of litigation incurred in a judicial proceeding after the award is made to a judgment confirming, vacating without directing a rehearing, modifying or correcting an award.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 55. Actions, Suits and Arbitration; Judicial Sale
§55-10-2. Declaration of Public Policy; Legislative Findings
§55-10-5. When Article Applies
§55-10-6. Effect of Agreement to Arbitrate; Nonwaivable Provisions
§55-10-7. Application for Judicial Relief
§55-10-8. Validity of Agreement to Arbitrate
§55-10-9. Motion to Compel or Stay Arbitration
§55-10-10. Provisional Remedies
§55-10-11. Initiation of Arbitration
§55-10-12. Consolidation of Separate Arbitration Proceedings
§55-10-13. Appointment of Arbitrator; Service as a Neutral Arbitrator
§55-10-14. Disclosure by Arbitrator
§55-10-16. Immunity of Arbitrator; Competency to Testify; Attorney's Fees and Costs
§55-10-17. Arbitration Process
§55-10-18. Representation by Lawyer
§55-10-19. Witnesses; Subpoenas; Depositions; Discovery
§55-10-20. Judicial Enforcement of Preaward Ruling by Arbitrator
§55-10-22. Change of Award by Arbitrator
§55-10-23. Remedies; Fees and Expenses of Arbitration Proceeding
§55-10-24. Confirmation of Award
§55-10-26. Modification or Correction of Award
§55-10-27. Judgment on Award; Attorneys' Fees and Litigation Expenses
§55-10-31. Uniformity of Application and Construction
§55-10-32. Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act