David Z. Inc. v. Timur on Fifth Avenue, Inc.

Order and judgment (one paper), Supreme Court, New York County (Shirley Werner Kornreich, J.), entered May 30, 2003, which, inter alia, awarded defendants attorneys’ fees in the amount of $13,793, unanimously modified, on the law, the facts and in the exercise of discretion, to reduce the fee award to *258$7,500, and otherwise affirmed, without costs. The Clerk is directed to enter judgment accordingly.

Contrary to defendants’ argument, the IAS court was not obliged to defer to the Special Referee, since her report and recommendations did not depend on the credibility of witnesses; rather, it was…