Legal Opinion
Sun Publishing Co. v. Mecklenburg News, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided October 11, 1984No. Civ. A. 81-1071-RPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
MERHIGE, District Judge.
The plaintiffs in this action (“Sun et al ”) won a jury verdict on their claims that the defendants violated federal antitrust laws in connection with their operation of newspaper publishing businesses in Mecklen burg and Halifax Counties, Virginia. Plaintiffs now seek an award of attorneys’ fees and costs pursuant to Section 4 of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. § 15. An initial petition, filed April 23,1984, sought fees of $491,894.38 and costs of $23,806.14. A supplemental petition, filed June 1, 1984, seeks an additional $21,815.00 in fees for hours expended…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Copper Liquor, Inc., Robert Earl Basham, Jr., or the Estate of Harold Letcher, Deceased, Cross-Appellant v. Adolph Coors Company, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- Reazin v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Kansas, Inc.District Court, D. Kansas · 1987
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