Litigation & Arbitration,
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Nov. 21, 2023
Despite antitrust win, Trendsettah gets less fees than loser
“When a delay in the final judgment is the result of the prevailing party’s own actions, equitable considerations do not automatically counsel an interest calculation more favorable to that party,” U.S. District Judge James V. Selna wrote.
A California tobacco company was awarded $10.2 million in attorney fees, slightly less than the losing party, after nearly a decade of antitrust litigation with a rival manufacturer.
U.S. District Judge James V. Selna entered his judgment on Friday in favor of Trendsettah USA Inc. Its counsel at Gaw Poe LLP and Goldstein Russell & Woofter LLC had asked for $11.8 million in fees.
Trendsettah also requested th...
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