Bezos Gets Fraction of Legal Fees from Girlfriend’s Brother

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Jeff Bezos wanted $1.7 million in legal fees from his girlfriend’s brother for successfully fighting off his defamation lawsuit. He got much less.

A Los Angeles judge awarded the world’s richest man $218,385, saying Amazon.com’s founder needlessly put too many lawyers on the case.