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Re: Benchmark v. Crawford Attorney's Fees Ruling
« Reply #15 on: February 19, 2009, 07:28:06 PM »
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Hopefully these rulings should discourage other programs from trying such dirty tricks.
I have no doubt of that.  I think Benchmark just expected me to back down and say "No!  please don't hurt me".  Well...  lol.  They don't know me very well, or those like me.
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Re: Benchmark v. Crawford Attorney's Fees Ruling
« Reply #16 on: February 19, 2009, 07:32:48 PM »
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Why don't you stop your Horrific, sadistic, PTSD causing jobs and do some work ethic to pay it off.

LOL... well.  Let's see.  a 182,480 dollar fine at 2 dollars an hour...

91,240 hours

8 hours a day...

11,405 days.

2 days / weekend

5,702 weeks.

52 weeks / year

109 years of work ethic for Jayne!

LOL.  Have fun diggin them holes in the "volleyball court".  Mind the gas lines!

 :roflmao:
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Re: Benchmark v. Crawford Attorney's Fees Ruling
« Reply #17 on: February 19, 2009, 07:34:21 PM »
NICE !

Perhaps they'll charge $800 per kleenex tissue in raps/propheets to scare up some greenbacks.

A financial nosedive so steep you can hear the wings separating from the fuselage......
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Re: Benchmark v. Crawford Attorney's Fees Ruling
« Reply #18 on: February 19, 2009, 07:47:37 PM »
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Congrats psy! I'm glad the court has done the right thing, it must put your mind at ease knowing you won't have to pay the $30,000 bill from fighting Benchmark's SLAPP.
Benchmark basically conceded the 30k.  They tried to argue that's *all* we should get (meaning the lawyers get nothing).  In their oral arguments at the hearing on the motion for attorney's fees, from what I hear they tried to argue that our side should get nothing at all.  I haven't read the transcripts yet so I'm not sure how they were able to pull that one out of their ass, but clearly the judge saw it for what it was.

They expected your lawyers to work for free?

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I am *very* happy we got all the money back, but expected little else.  They had no case, and they played too many games that the judge saw through.  Towards the end, they more or less accused my attorneys of padding their bill.  It certainly didn't make them look good to be throwing around such childish accusations.  To me, they came off as desperate and bitter.  Too bad, i say.  They got what they deserved.

Well, like you said, the high bill is their own damn fault. If they didn't keep changing the complaint, your lawyers wouldn't have had to keep running around gathering more and more defense evidence.
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Re: Benchmark v. Crawford Attorney's Fees Ruling
« Reply #19 on: February 19, 2009, 08:07:18 PM »
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They expected your lawyers to work for free?
As I understand it, they figured the retainer was enough.  LOL. I'm going to *have* to read those transcripts because I just *need* to know how they made that sound anything but insulting to the intelligence of the court.
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Re: Benchmark v. Crawford Attorney's Fees Ruling
« Reply #20 on: February 20, 2009, 09:35:53 AM »
This is great!!  About goddamned time!!!

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Re: Benchmark v. Crawford Attorney's Fees Ruling
« Reply #21 on: February 20, 2009, 01:29:24 PM »
Awesome stuff. Congrats, Psy.
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Re: Benchmark v. Crawford Attorney's Fees Ruling
« Reply #22 on: February 21, 2009, 12:26:47 PM »
Wow. Bien fait!

This is a good month.

Rachael
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Re: Benchmark v. Crawford Attorney's Fees Ruling
« Reply #23 on: February 21, 2009, 12:34:44 PM »
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Wow. Bien fait!

This is a good month.

Rachael
Thanks!  Yes, it has veen a *very* good month.  Lots and lots of good news from all over.  AARC, PFC, Benchamark, HLA, TB, Spring Creek Lodge, Darrington Academy and some others I can't think of.
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Re: Benchmark v. Crawford Attorney's Fees Ruling
« Reply #24 on: February 21, 2009, 05:54:55 PM »
So when do they actually have to pay you by? Is there a possibility of appeal? What are you going to do with a hundred and eighty seven fucking thousand dollars?
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Re: Benchmark v. Crawford Attorney's Fees Ruling
« Reply #25 on: February 21, 2009, 05:57:25 PM »
(But I guess the real question is, who gets the "lodestar" bonus- you or your lawyers?)
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Re: Benchmark v. Crawford Attorney's Fees Ruling
« Reply #26 on: February 21, 2009, 06:09:12 PM »
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So when do they actually have to pay you by?

I'm gonna have to ask my lawyers that.

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Is there a possibility of appeal?

Course they can, but it also means they would be liable for those attorney's fees when they lose.  They're welcome to try.  I encourage them to be self-destructive.  If 180k (plus their fees to their attys) doesn't put them (and Jayne) into the red completely, an appeal sure will.

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What are you going to do with a hundred and eighty seven fucking thousand dollars?

... in attorneys fees.  Which go to the attorneys...  (apart from the 30k retainer).

They took the case on a primarily contingent fee basis, so they get to collect the money.  I have no problems with that.  I don't really care who gets paid so long as Benchmark pays.
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Re: Benchmark v. Crawford Attorney's Fees Ruling
« Reply #27 on: February 21, 2009, 06:11:02 PM »
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(But I guess the real question is, who gets the "lodestar" bonus- you or your lawyers?)
My lawyers.  It's for the risk they took by taking the case on a contingent fee basis.  Lodestar encourages attorneys to take on such cases because of the risk (since they don't get paid if they lose).  They did a fantastic job.  They deserve it.
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Re: Benchmark v. Crawford Attorney's Fees Ruling
« Reply #28 on: February 21, 2009, 06:14:48 PM »
Contingency is usually a third or 30%. I don't think you can have fees PLUS contingency.
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Re: Benchmark v. Crawford Attorney's Fees Ruling
« Reply #29 on: February 21, 2009, 06:18:46 PM »
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Contingency is usually a third or 30%. I don't think you can have fees PLUS contingency.
Read the ruling (it explains it)...
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