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07-12-2013, 9:24pm
'Storage Wars' Star Ordered to Pay $122,000 in Legal Fees - Yahoo! TV (http://tv.yahoo.com/news/storage-wars-star-ordered-pay-122-000-legal-235922482.html)
Does Dave Hester owe A&E a bundle in legal fees? Yuuuup.
The former "Storage Wars" star -- who's suing A&E Networks and "Storage Wars" production company Original Productions in a complaint that claims the show is staged --- was ordered to pay $122,692 in legal fees to A&E and Original, after they prevailed in an anti-SLAPP motion.
Also read: 'Storage Wars' Lawsuit: A&E Wins Partial Victory
In a tentative ruling, Hester was ordered to pay $96,735 to A&E and $25,957 to Original.
On the bright side for Hester, it could have been worse. A&E originally asked for $138,194, while Original wanted $43,283.
Also read: 'Storage Wars' Star Brandi Passante Gets Pittance in Porn Video Lawsuit
The reduction came after Hester objected to the claims regarding the staffing and hours that A&E and Original claimed to have expended on the motion. A&E said it had employed eight attorneys and four paralegals for the motion, while Original said it had used three attorneys.
Hey Spence, that would buy a lot of cat good.
Does Dave Hester owe A&E a bundle in legal fees? Yuuuup.
The former "Storage Wars" star -- who's suing A&E Networks and "Storage Wars" production company Original Productions in a complaint that claims the show is staged --- was ordered to pay $122,692 in legal fees to A&E and Original, after they prevailed in an anti-SLAPP motion.
Also read: 'Storage Wars' Lawsuit: A&E Wins Partial Victory
In a tentative ruling, Hester was ordered to pay $96,735 to A&E and $25,957 to Original.
On the bright side for Hester, it could have been worse. A&E originally asked for $138,194, while Original wanted $43,283.
Also read: 'Storage Wars' Star Brandi Passante Gets Pittance in Porn Video Lawsuit
The reduction came after Hester objected to the claims regarding the staffing and hours that A&E and Original claimed to have expended on the motion. A&E said it had employed eight attorneys and four paralegals for the motion, while Original said it had used three attorneys.
Hey Spence, that would buy a lot of cat good.