Facebook Legal Fees Demand Is ‘Stratospheric,’ Ceglia Claims
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Paul Ceglia, who was fined for failing to turn over evidence in his ownership suit against Facebook Inc., said he shouldn’t also have to reimburse the company for legal fees of as much as $716 an hour that he called “stratospheric.”
U.S. Magistrate Judge Leslie Foschio on Jan. 10 fined Ceglia $5,000 after ruling the New York man had ignored a court order requiring him to give Facebook access to his e-mail accounts. The judge also ordered Ceglia to reimburse the company for the legal fees it incurred in pursuing the issue.