Follows on the Heels of Requesting $129 Million in Fees For MGA in California Federal Action.
As reported by Amanda Bronstad in a June 2, 2011 post at Law.com, Orrick–which represented MGA Entertainment Inc. in a California federal court case resulting in a $88.5 million jury verdict win–has filed a motion to withdraw as counsel for MGA in a New York federal court case. The reason? MGA owes Orrick over $1.2 million in fees for work on the New York case.
This has struck some as ironic, given that Orrick on MGA’s behalf recently asked a California federal district judge to award MGA $129 million in attorney’s fees for prevailing over Mattel after a jury trial.
MGA is also in litigation with its insurers and O’Melveny & Myers, according to the post, with O’Melveny suing last year to recover $10.2 million in fees.
MGA refused to give a public statement outside of court submissions. U.S. District Judge David O. Carter, the California judge deciding the fee request, has taken the matter under submission.
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