“You’re nothing but a smear merchant. Instead of addressing what he wrote you write a 600 word attack piece.”
I’m unlikely to change philman_36’s opinion of me, but I’ll point out that I wrote:
“Here in reality Donofrio just plain lost, but how bad remains to be seen. The side that trounced D&P has so far only listed minor costs. Paying for the other sides photocopying may sting a bit, but its not big money. IANAL. Near as I can tell, the remand clearly orders charges costs to D&B, and whether that will include attorneys fees remains open as of this day.”
Since I wrote that, the winning side — that beat Donofrio and Pidgeon — has moved for attorneys fees, naming the amount of $128,762.50. In the same motion they note that Donofrio and Pidgeon (D&P) have not yet paid the already-assessed expenses amounting to $117.60. When I previously wrote of how the winners had “only listed minor costs”, and “its not big money”, that hundred-some dollar figure was what I meant. The big deal on the award I described as: “whether that will include attorneys fees remains open as of this day.”
$128,762.50 seems high. Leo Donofrio made a point of how his opponents should not have needed $600/hr lawyers if his case were “utterly frivolous” as the Court found it to be. His figure for the rate is remarkably precise, as the winners filing names: “Requested Fees — 213.75 Hours, $128,762.50”. That works out to $602.40 per hour. It also means 5.3 weeks work at that rate to produce the filings that so easily trounced D&P.
Is $128,762.50 a reasonable amount? Will the winners collect anything like that from losers Donofrio and Pidgeon? I don’t know. I am not, have never been, and am unlikely to ever be a lawyer. $128,762.50 strikes me as high by a factor of a few to several. That said, I’m happy with my reporting here. Novice though I am on such matter, I darn sure called this one.
Im unlikely to change philman_36s opinion of me...
You're whacked out of your mind!
Im unlikely to change your opinion of me...
No, you haven't changed my opinion of you...you've got, IMO, some serious issues.