Legal Opinion
Seinfeld v. Robinson
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 31, 2002PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Order, Supreme Court, New *209York County (Stephen Crane, J.), entered March 22, 2001, which, on motions by both sides to confirm in part and reject in part a report of J.H.O. Martin Evans, awarded plaintiffs counsel fees of $453,902.44 plus interest and $58,138.13 in expenses, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
In light of our finding that the nominal defendant corporation benefitted from plaintiffs’ litigation (see Seinfeld v Robinson, 246 AD2d 291), the motion court properly declined to make no award or only a nominal award of attorneys’ fees to plaintiffs’ counsel. Contrary to the arguments…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Mautner v. HirschCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1994
- Savoie v. Merchants BankCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1999
- State v. MetzAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
- Seinfeld v. RobinsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
- United Operating Co. v. KarnesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1980
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