In a recent lawsuit, former U.S. Representative, Alan Grayson had filed charges against his political opponents including No Labels Inc. and its CEO, Nancy Jacobson, for alleged defamatory remarks during his 2018 congressional campaign. Grayson, an attorney and founder of a 1990s telecom startup, initiated the lawsuit in state court seeking more than $10 million. However, the lawsuit was transferred and tried under U.S. District Judge Paul Byron of the Middle District of Florida.
The legal battle resulted in quite an imposing bill. Winston & Strawn and a Florida law firm that represented the defendants racked up attorney fees amounting to approximately $740,000. However, courtesy of the federal district court in Tampa’s decision to dismiss Grayson’s lawsuit, the ex-Congressman did not have to cough up the full rate.
Although the defendants may have preferred to see the full $1.2 million in attorney fees materialise, Bill Schifino, a shareholder at Gunster, stated that the paramount outcome was winning the case. The defendants not only made a critical win, but they did so definitively.
To read more about the case and its implications, you can find further information at the Daily Business Review.