Legal Opinion
Procter & Gamble Co. v. Weyerhaeuser Co.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided January 12, 1989No. 81 C 1221PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
HART, District Judge.
Following a jury trial on its patent claims, plaintiff was awarded $2,374,320 damages and $414,000 prejudgment interest for a total of $2,788,320. It was also determined that exceptional circumstances justified awarding plaintiff attorney’s fees. See 35 U.S.C. § 285. Plaintiff thereafter petitioned for $2,189,774 attorney’s fees, $572,394 related disbursements, and $123,-095 costs for a total of $2,885,263. 1 The case was referred to a magistrate who recommended awarding $1,254,285 attorney’s fees plus in-house counsel fees yet to be…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Copper Liquor, Inc., Robert Earl Basham, Jr., of the Estate of Harold Letcher, Deceased, Cross-Appellant v. Adolph Coors Company, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Mathis v. SpearsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1988
- Ppg Industries, Inc. v. Celanese Polymer Specialties Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1988
- Codex Corporation v. Milgo Electronic Corporation, Codex Corporation v. Milgo Electronic CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1983
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Jenkins v. The State Of MissouriCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1991
- Eli Lilly & Co. v. Zenith Goldline Pharmaceuticals, Inc.District Court, S.D. Indiana · 2003
- Saint-Gobain Autover USA, Inc. v. Xinyi Glass North America, Inc.District Court, N.D. Ohio · 2010
- Jenkins ex rel. Agyei v. MissouriCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1991
- Jenkins v. State of Mo.District Court, W.D. Missouri · 1990
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