Declaring that he had “better things to do”, U.S. District Judge Frederick Motz in Baltimore has dismissed for lack of jurisdiction an action by plaintiff’s lawyers seeking to grab more than $24 million from a $79 million fee pot awarded another group of lawyers for their work suing Microsoft in six states and the District of Columbia. The lawyers are still free to pursue their claims in state courts. (Brian Witte, “Federal judge dismisses request for legal fees in Microsoft case”, AP/Grand Forks Herald, Oct. 27). More on MS fee-ing frenzies: Jul. 25, 2004 and links from there.
Microsoft fee squabble: judge has “better things to do”
Declaring that he had “better things to do”, U.S. District Judge Frederick Motz in Baltimore has dismissed for lack of jurisdiction an action by plaintiff’s lawyers seeking to grab more than $24 million from a $79 million fee pot awarded another group of lawyers for their work suing Microsoft in six states and the District […]
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