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· 10/26/1917

Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. Hogg

Citations

  • 177 Ky. 425
  • 197 S.W. 840
  • 1917 Ky. LEXIS 599

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  • providing that a finding of “willful infringement supports an award of attorneys’ fees to a prevailing plaintiff”
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  • approving hourly rates of $675 for partners, $325-$505 for associates, and $200 for support staff
  • approving of similar hourly rates for attorneys in a Copyright Act suit in this District and collecting cases in support of these rates’ reasonableness
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Judges: Clay

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