In a recent ruling, a Texas federal judge has mandated that litigation firm VDPP LLC and its counsel, Texas attorney William Ramey III of Ramey LLP, compensate Volkswagen to the tune of $207,543 in legal fees. This decision follows the dismissal of a patent lawsuit deemed to lack substantial merit. The judge applied a fee multiplier suitable for “exceptional” cases, citing the “obvious lack of merit” in the suit. More details can be found here.