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Attorney’s Fees In the News . . . . Hourly Fee Requests Range From $490-765 In Spoliation Sanction Proceeding in RealNetworks Federal Case

June 17, 2009

Sanctions Battle Gives Insight Into Requested Rates. RealNetworks and DVD Copy Control Association (a nonprofit organization composed of certain entertainment studios) are engaged in federal litigation over RealNetworks’ software product that DVD Copy alleges to violate the Digital Millennium Copyright Act because it circumvents the content-scramble system license granted to RealNetworks by DVD […]

Attorney’s Fees In The News …. Sergeant Neil Harvey Obtains More Than $700,000 Award Of Attorney’s Fees

June 16, 2009

This Comes On Top of $1.2 Million Jury Verdict. Newport Beach, California police Sergeant Neil Harvey sued for sexual discrimination in a case that has likely polarized the Newport Beach Police Department and generated lots of press coverage. He won a $1.2 million jury verdict in March 2009, stemming from his claim that

Another Attorney’s Fees Issue In the News …. City of San Francisco Considers Settling A Contract Dispute Where Substantial Fees At Play

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June 16, 2009

City Faces Potential $13 Million Hit, But Will Consider Recommendation to Settle for $5.9 Million. City of San Francisco suffered an adverse jury verdict in a contract dispute with Transdyn Controls and Cresci Electric Inc. The jury found that the City improperly withheld $2.3 million in payments, eventually awarding damages of $3.6 million. With