Legal Opinion
Matthew Bender & Co. v. West Publishing Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 23, 2001No. Nos. 00-7070 XAP, 00-7029 LPublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STRAUB, Circuit Judge:
Defendants-Appellants-Cross-Appellees West Publishing Co. and West Publishing Corp. (collectively ‘West”) appeal from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (John S. Martin, Jr., Judge ), ordering them to pay the attorneys’ fees of Intervenor-Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Ap-pellant Hyperlaw, Inc. (“Hyperlaw”), after Hyperlaw prevailed in a declaratory judgment action under the Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq. Hyperlaw cross-appeals, challenging the District Court’s calculation of the fee amount. The District Court found…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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- Mead Data Central, Inc. v. West Publishing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1987
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