Tennessee § 48-103-504 Action against seller - Attorney's fees

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§ 48-103-504 — Action against seller - Attorney's fees

Tennessee § 48-103-504

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Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-103-504 (2026).

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(a)Any person who sells securities to a corporation or any subsidiary of such corporation in violation of this part shall be liable to the corporation for damages equal to two (2) times the amount by which the aggregate sum paid for the purchase of such shares exceeds the maximum amount otherwise permitted to be paid for such shares under this part; provided, that a civil action is instituted for the recovery thereof in a court of competent jurisdiction within two (2) years of such sale.

(b)Reasonable attorneys' fees may be granted, at the discretion of the court, to the prevailing party in any civil action instituted under this section if the court finds that the action was either instituted without good faith or that the sale of securities was undertaken with intentional or reckless in

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(a) Any person who sells securities to a corporation or any subsidiary of such corporation in violation of this part shall be liable to the corporation for damages equal to two (2) times the amount by which the aggregate sum paid for the purchase of such shares exceeds the maximum amount otherwise permitted to be paid for such shares under this part; provided, that a civil action is instituted for the recovery thereof in a court of competent jurisdiction within two (2) years of such sale. (b) Reasonable attorneys' fees may be granted, at the discretion of the court, to the prevailing party in any civil action instituted under this section if the court finds that the action was either instituted without good faith or that the sale of securities was undertaken with intentional or reckless indifference to the requirements of this part.