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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>373450</law_id><section_number>59.1-68.3</section_number><catch_line>Action for damages or penalty for violation of Article 8, Chapter 6 of Title 18.2 or Chapter 2.1 of Title 59.1; attorney&amp;#8217;s fees</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="127" identifier="59.1">Trade and Commerce</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="11" identifier="4.1">Remedies for Violations of Preceding Chapters and Chapter 6, Article 8, of Title 18.2</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Any person who suffers loss as the result of a violation of Article 8 (&#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Changing or removing, etc., trademarks, identification marks, etc" href="/18.2-214/">18.2-214</a> et seq.), Chapter 6 of Title 18.2 or Chapter 2.1 (&#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Citation of chapter" href="/59.1-21.1/">59.1-21.1</a> et seq.) of Title 59.1 shall be entitled to bring an individual action to recover <span class="dictionary">damages</span>, or $100, whichever is greater. Certified copies of the <span class="dictionary">transcript</span> and exhibits in <span class="dictionary">evidence</span> in any final proceeding in which the <span class="dictionary">Attorney General</span> has obtained a permanent <span class="dictionary">injunction</span> for a violation of Article 8, Chapter 6 of Title 18.2 or Chapter 2.1 of Title 59.1 shall be <span class="dictionary">admissible</span> in <span class="dictionary">evidence</span> in any action brought pursuant to this section by any person claiming damage as a result of the enjoined conduct. Notwithstanding any other provision of <span class="dictionary">law</span> to the contrary, in addition to the <span class="dictionary">damages</span> recovered by the <span class="dictionary">aggrieved party</span>, such person may be awarded reasonable attorney&#x2019;s fees.</p></section></text><history>1973, c. 537; 1975, c. 43; 1976, c. 87.</history><metadata><court_decisions><item key="0"><name>BHR Recovery Cmtys., Inc. v. Top Seek, LLC</name><case_number>Civil Action No. 3:17-cv-00569-JAG</case_number><citation>355 F. Supp. 3d 416</citation><date>2018-11-29</date><url>https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/7333813/bhr-recovery-cmtys-inc-v-top-seek-llc/</url><abstract> .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. John A. Gibney, Jr., United States District Judge .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. </abstract><court_html>District Court, E.D. Virginia</court_html></item><item key="1"><name>Klaiber v. Freemason Associates, Inc.</name><case_number>Record 022852; Record 022853</case_number><citation>587 S.E.2d 555</citation><date>2003-10-31</date><url>https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1059167/klaiber-v-freemason-associates-inc/</url><abstract> .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. 587 S.E.2d 555 (2003) .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. </abstract><court_html><abbr title="Supreme Court of Virginia">SCV</abbr></court_html></item><item key="2"><name>Parker-Smith v. Sto Corp.</name><case_number>Record 002184</case_number><citation>551 S.E.2d 615</citation><date>2001-09-14</date><url>https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1059437/parker-smith-v-sto-corp/</url><abstract> .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. 551 S.E.2d 615 (2001) .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. </abstract><court_html><abbr title="Supreme Court of Virginia">SCV</abbr></court_html></item><item key="3"><name>Maldonado v. Nutri/System, Inc.</name><case_number>Civ. A. 91-0264-A, 91-0789-A</case_number><citation>776 F. Supp. 278</citation><date>1991-10-24</date><url>https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/2340580/maldonado-v-nutrisystem-inc/</url><abstract> .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. 776 F.Supp. 278 (1991) .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. </abstract><court_html>District Court, E.D. Virginia</court_html></item><item key="4"><name>McMillion v. Dryvit Systems, Inc.</name><case_number>Record 002802</case_number><citation>552 S.E.2d 364</citation><date>2001-09-14</date><url>https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1059440/mcmillion-v-dryvit-systems-inc/</url><abstract> .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. 552 S.E.2d 364 (2001) .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. </abstract><court_html><abbr title="Supreme Court of Virginia">SCV</abbr></court_html></item><item key="5"><name> .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. American Demolition &amp; Nuclear Decommissioning, Inc. v. IBCS .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. </name><case_number>Civil Action No. 3:11CV00078</case_number><citation>21 F. Supp. 3d 632</citation><date>2014-05-13</date><url>https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/7306584/american-demolition-nuclear-decommissioning-inc-v-ibcs-group-inc/</url><abstract> .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. MEMORANDUM OPINION .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. </abstract><court_html>District Court, W.D. Virginia</court_html></item><item key="6"><name>Vansant and Gusler, Inc. v. Washington</name><case_number>Record 921223</case_number><citation>429 S.E.2d 31</citation><date>1993-04-16</date><url>https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1289233/vansant-and-gusler-inc-v-washington/</url><abstract> .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. 429 S.E.2d 31 (1993) .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. </abstract><court_html><abbr title="Supreme Court of Virginia">SCV</abbr></court_html></item><item key="7"><name>East West, LLC v. Rahman</name><case_number>No. 1:11cv1380 (JCC/TCB)</case_number><citation>873 F. Supp. 2d 721</citation><date>2012-06-05</date><url>https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/8716822/east-west-llc-v-rahman/</url><abstract> .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. MEMORANDUM OPINION .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. </abstract><court_html>District Court, E.D. Virginia</court_html></item><item key="8"><name>Henry v. R. K. Chevrolet, Inc.</name><case_number>Record No. 771357</case_number><citation>219 Va. 1011</citation><date>1979-04-20</date><url>https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/6927392/henry-v-r-k-chevrolet-inc/</url><abstract> .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. PER CURIAM. .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. </abstract><court_html><abbr title="Supreme Court of Virginia">SCV</abbr></court_html></item><item key="9"><name> .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. H.D. Oliver Funeral Apartments, Inc. v. Dignity Funeral .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. </name><case_number>Civil Action 2:97cv218</case_number><citation>964 F. Supp. 1033</citation><date>1997-05-14</date><url>https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1410013/hd-oliver-funeral-apartments-inc-v-dignity-funeral-services-inc/</url><abstract> .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. 964 F.Supp. 1033 (1997) .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. </abstract><court_html>District Court, E.D. Virginia</court_html></item></court_decisions></metadata></law>
