Legal Opinion
Trans World Airlines, Inc. v. Hughes
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided April 13, 1970No. 61 Civ. 2324PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
METZNER, District Judge.
Plaintiff, Trans World Airlines, Inc., moves for the award of reasonable attorney’s fees and costs of suit as the successful party in this antitrust litigation. Clayton Act § 4, 15 U.S.C. § 15. Plaintiff requests counsel fees in the sum of $10,500,000 and costs of suit in the sum of $2,230,602.
This court has already awarded damages in the sum of $137,611,435.95. 308 F.Supp. 679 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 23, 1969).
The general rule is that the fixing of counsel fees in an antitrust action is within the discretion of the trial court, “reasonably exercised.” Montague & Co. v. Lowry,…
2Cases cited34 opinions
- Zenith Radio Corp. v. Hazeltine Research, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Eastern Railroad Presidents Conference v. Noerr Motor Freight, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Bigelow v. RKO Radio Pictures, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Hanover Shoe, Inc. v. United Shoe MacHinery Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Montague & Co. v. LowrySupreme Court of the United States · 1904
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3Cited by59 opinions
- City of Detroit v. Grinnell Corporation, Manhattan-Ward, Incorporated v. Grinnell Corporation, 1225 Vine Street Building, Inc. v. Grinnell CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
- Berkey Photo, Inc., Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross v. Eastman Kodak Company, Defendant-Appellant-CrossCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1979
- Hughes Tool Co. v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Trans World Airlines, Inc. v. Howard R. Hughes, and Hughes Tool Company and Raymond M. HollidayCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1971
- Grunin v. International House of PancakesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
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