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McDermott Will & Schulte

Wrestling with prevailing defendant’s post-trial fee request in copyright dispute

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed a district court’s denial of attorneys’ fees to the defendant after it prevailed at trial in a copyright infringement suit, concluding that the district court adequately...more

Dentons

Lessons for Employers from Extended Litigation

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Lawyers love to follow the intricacies of litigation - we read the court decisions and follow matters through trials like some follow the latest happenings in their favorite TV drama. CRST Van Expedited v. EEOC - From...more

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,...

Business Recovers Millions in Fees, Expenses, and Costs After Claims by EEOC Found to be "Frivolous"

A district court awarded nearly $4.7 million in fees, expenses, and costs to a trucking business after the court found Title VII claims brought by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) to be “frivolous,...more

Esquire Deposition Solutions, LLC

Why Does Class-Action Defense Spending Continue to Rise?

It’s almost inevitable; once a company grows its market to a certain size, its stakeholders are likely to face class-action litigation. Despite a downward trend in class-action defense expenditures from 2011 to 2014, spending...more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

Plaintiff Who Pursued Frivolous Suit Against a City Ordered to Pay Attorneys' Fees and Costs

A published appellate opinion last week followed successful arguments by Best Best & Krieger attorneys that an approximate $105,000 award of attorneys’ fees and costs under Code of Civil Procedure section 1038 applies to a...more

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