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Civil Litigation

Dec. 29, 2020

Anti-abortionists object to $13.6M attorney fees for Planned Parenthood

Despite the Center for Medical Progress objecting that the fees are overly extravagant and unsubstantiated, U.S. District Judge William Orrick tuled on Dec. 22 that the plaintiffs “exhibited good billing judgment.”

Lawyers for an anti-abortion group that infiltrated a Planned Parenthood conference to covertly record discussions about sales of fetal tissue objected Monday to a judge's order for $13.6 million in fees for the abortion provider's attorneys.

Despite the Center for Medical Progress objecting that the fees are overly extravagant and unsubstantiated, U.S. District Judge ...