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Attorney Fees

Copyright Fees Denied

December 11, 2020December 11, 2020 msmithAttorney Fees, Copyrights and Trademarks, SDTX, TEXIPLAWBLOG

The Fifth Circuit required Judge Hanen to explain his previous denial of the defendant’s request for attorneys fees in this copyright case.  Earlier this week he did so.

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Costs And Fees Under The Copyright And Lanham Act

November 23, 2020November 23, 2020 msmithAttorney Fees, Copyrights and Trademarks, EDTEXWEBLOG, Judge Amos L. Mazzant III, Sherman, TEXIPLAWBLOG

Useful standard to know because of who its kissing cousin is.

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Franchise Agreement Findings/Conclusions & Award of Fees and Expenses

September 28, 2020September 28, 2020 msmithAttorney Fees, Copyrights and Trademarks, Court Costs, SDTX, TEXIPLAWBLOG

Following a bench trial, Judge Gilmore issued findings & conclusions and awarded fees and expenses in a case involving the termination of a franchise agreement.

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Motion to Compel in Copyright Case

September 4, 2020September 4, 2020 msmithAttorney Fees, Copyrights and Trademarks, Discovery, TEXIPLAWBLOG, WDTX

After an in camera review, Judge Pulliam granted the discovery, and set a Zoom hearing on fees.

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Section 285 Fees and “Rough Justice”

September 1, 2020September 1, 2020 msmithAttorney Fees, NDTX, TEXIPLAWBLOG

What, you were expecting “auditing perfection”?

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A Pair of Attorney Fees Opinions

May 26, 2020May 26, 2020 msmithAttorney Fees, Judge Amos L. Mazzant III, Sherman

I am concerned that your week is not having an exciting enough start, so to help out, here are two (2) orders awarding attorney’s fees.

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Class Action Fee Award

May 22, 2020May 22, 2020 msmithAttorney Fees, Class Actions, Judge Amos L. Mazzant III, Sherman

Here’s how you hope the fee award in your class action case works out.

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$4.3 Million Attorneys Fees Awarded

May 7, 2020May 7, 2020 msmithAttorney Fees, Judge Amos L. Mazzant III, Sherman

See, doesn’t that headline just make you feel better? Let’s see what this award was for.

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This weblog focuses on practice in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, as well as intellectual property litigation in all Texas federal courts, with special emphasis on patent litigation.

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Michael C. Smith Biography EDTexweblog.com is published by Michael C. Smith, the partner in charge of the Marshall office of Siebman, Forrest, Burg, & Smith, LLP, where he specializes in complex commercial and patent litigation in federal court. Michael has appeared in over 900 civil cases in the Eastern District of Texas, is a past chair of the district's local rules committee and bar association, and frequently assists clients with preparing and trying cases in the district's courts. He has edited O'Connor's Federal Rules * Civil Trials for the past 20 years, and writes and speaks frequently on civil procedure, litigation in federal courts, and law office management.
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