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Entertainment & Sports

Dec. 4, 2010

'Sahara' Dispute Focuses in on Fees

A superior court judge is set to tie up the potentially big-dollar loose ends in a long-running dispute between author Clive Cussler and a film production company over the blockbuster disappointment "Sahara."


By Jean-Luc Renault


Daily Journal Staff Writer


LOS ANGELES - A superior court judge is set to tie up the big-dollar loose ends in a long-running dispute between author Clive Cussler and a film production company over the blockbuster disappointment "Sahara."


At issue is $15 million in attorney fees and litigation costs - nearly double the amount of damages Cussler was seeking on appeal, creating the unusual situation in which the atto...

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