Legal Opinion
Cablevision System Corp. v. 45 Midland Enterprises, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 25, 1994No. 93 Civ. 2590 (VLB)PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM ORDER
VINCENT L. BRODERICK, District Judge.
I
No objections having been filed, the Report and Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge Mark D. Fox dated June 2, 1994, which is attached and incorporated into this decision, is approved and adopted.
As recommended in the Report and Recommendation at 6, plaintiff is awarded statutory damages of $2,800 plus reasonable attorney’s fees and costs of $6,755 making a grand total of $6,755.
II
There is always at least some risk of abuse or unintended hardship where legal fees awarded under a fee shifting statute exceed the amount at issue…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Thomas v. ArnSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Shirley Small v. Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1989
- Floyd Frank v. Sally B. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1992
- Au Bon Pain Corporation v. Artect, Inc., Douglas Kahn and Max GordonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1981
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 94,803 Steven Flaks v. David I. Koegel and Flora Mir Candy CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Time Warner Cable of New York City v. Googies Luncheonette, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1999
- Kingvision Pay-Per-View, Ltd. v. Jasper GroceryDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2001
- Time Warner Cable of New York City v. Taco Rapido RestaurantDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1997
- Kingvision Pay-Per-View Ltd. v. LalaleoDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2006
- Kingvision Pay-Per-View Ltd. v. AutarDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2006
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