The defendants sought over $100 million in damages following a damages inquiry ordered after the plaintiffs wrongfully obtained ex parte Mareva and Anton Piller orders that shut down the defendants' lottery telemarketing business.
The court found that most of the financial losses and lost business opportunities were caused by an American Temporary Restraining Order that pre-dated the ex parte orders, not the ex parte orders themselves.
However, the court awarded $250,000 for the loss of an opportunity to transition the business in an orderly fashion, $1,000 for a seized cell phone, and $703,576 for legal expenses incurred in setting aside the orders and participating in the inquiry, for a total award of $954,576.
