Jury verdict ends with "No costs". What does it mean?

Question

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Answer 1

In most states it has nothing to do with legal fees. Rather, it has to do with statutory costs that may be - under some circumstances - awarded to a prevailing party.

If the jury verdict contains "no costs" it is most likely that the jury found that the statutory test was not met for awarding the costs.

Answer 2

Jury doesn't award the plaintiff any cost to be paid by the defendant.

Usually when they do this, the jury feels the plaintiff's complaint was that strong.

or the defendant didn't really mean to do what they did and thought the plaintiff was being frivolous.

Answer 3

In a civil trial, the winning party may petition to have all court costs (fees, attorney expenses, etc.) paid by the losing party.

The determination of "no costs" is short for "no costs awarded" and means that each party pays their own legal bills.

Answer 4

Any costs of court have already been paid.