US AIRWAYS DEFENDS $122M ATTORNEY FEE BID IN SABRE ANTITRUST SUIT
May 19, 2017
US Airways is defending its request for $122 million in attorneys’ fees for its $15 million victory against Sabre in an antitrust dispute. The airline argued on April 17 in New York federal court that its legal fees are reasonable and in line with Sabre’s own legal costs. Sabre argued that the airline should only receive $13 million in legal fees since three of the four claims in the underlying suit were rejected and that a number of the specific decisions in the airline’s legal strategy created unnecessary attorneys’ fees. US Airways stated that the Clayton Act does not require a plaintiff to prevail on all motions and claims to be entitled to full recovery of fees. The court has not yet issued a ruling on the arguments.
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