Direct Action for Rights & Equality v. Gannon

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• holding that amendment to Access to Public Records Act providing for payment of attorneys' fees is remedial where it provides additional remedial measure of attorneys' fees to an existing substantive right
• holding \that the \knowing and willful\ requirement is not a consideration when determining *Page 22 whether a court should award attorneys' fees to a prevailing plaintiff\
• “When a statute is ambiguous, however, we must apply the rules of statutory construction and examine the statute in its entirety to determine the intent and purpose of the Legislature.”

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