Apple and Amazon seek $2 million from law firm over alleged misconduct

In the time it’ll take you to read this article, Apple will make $2 million in revenue. Still, it’s the principle that counts.
Apple and Amazon are seeking a total of $2 million in legal fees from plaintiffs’ law firm Hagens Berman after a federal judge dismissed a consumer lawsuit against the technology companies and rebuked the lawyers who filed it.
Mike Scarcella for Reuters:
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In a court filing, opens new tab on Monday, Amazon and Apple asked U.S. District Judge Kymberly Evanson in Seattle to award them fees for legal work that they said was necessitated by the law firm’s “lack of candor” during the litigation.
Amazon asked for about $1.4 million and Apple said it should receive about $540,000 for their efforts to combat what they called misconduct by Hagens Berman, the prominent Seattle-based law firm that filed the lawsuit in 2022.
Hagens Berman’s Steve Berman told Reuters on Tuesday that the companies are not entitled to fees and that the plaintiffs will “vigorously” contest their demand.
Evanson in September dismissed the proposed class action, faulting the plaintiffs’ lawyers for dragging out the litigation after the original plaintiff sought to withdraw from the case.
The plaintiff withdrew from the litigation in January 2024, but the companies said Hagens Berman misled the court and opposing counsel about the man’s status for months, spurring unnecessary litigation and expenses.

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MacDailyNews Take: Make ’em pay, Apple and Amazon!

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