Rhode Island

For Rhode Island, attorney's fees for the prevailing party is If the court grants the motion asserting the immunity established by this section, or if the party claiming lawful exercise of his or her right of petition or of free speech under the United States or Rhode Island constitutions in connection with a matter of public concern is, in fact, the eventual prevailing party at trial, the court shall award the prevailing party costs and reasonable attorney’s fees, including those incurred for the motion and any related discovery matters; statute is R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-33-2, recorded from its source on 2026-09-02.

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What the source says

The court shall stay all discovery proceedings in the action upon the filing of a motion asserting the immunity established by this section; provided, however, that the court, on motion and after a hearing and for good cause shown, may order that specified discovery be conducted. The stay of discovery shall remain in effect until notice of entry of the order ruling on the motion.

— webserver.rilegislature.gov, retrieved 2026-09-02

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— all from webserver.rilegislature.gov, retrieved 2026-09-02

Source

• webserver.rilegislature.govhttps://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE9/9-33/9-33-2.htm

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