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Litigation

Jul. 11, 2016

Led Zeppelin attorneys seek $800,000 fee award

The request for costs and attorney fees by counsel for Led Zeppelin may be one of the first to invoke a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling instructing lower courts to consider factors beyond the objective reasonableness of a claim when granting an award.

By Steven Crighton
Daily Journal Staff Writer

An $800,000 request for costs and attorney fees by counsel for Led Zeppelin may be one of the first to invoke a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling instructing lower courts to consider factors beyond the objective reasonableness of a claim when granting an award.

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