Perspective
Aug. 26, 2010
Interest for Thee but Not for Me?
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to decide an obscure issue of appellate procedure. Learn about the clash of two cases that piqued the Court's interest. By John A. Taylor Jr. of Horvitz & Levy.
Your small family-owned construction company is hit with a verdict of $100,000 - less than one-sixth of what plaintiffs originally sought - but the trial court then awards plaintiffs over $680,000 in costs and fees. You appeal the fee award, persuade the Court of Appeal to reverse it, and are awarded your costs on appeal, to be determined by the trial court on remand.
One of your largest costs on appeal arose from the $...
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