The defendants were successful at trial and sought costs of $346,561.72 on a partial indemnity basis.
The plaintiff objected to the amounts claimed for examinations for discovery, senior counsel's hourly rate, and the cost of the defendants' expert report.
The court rejected the plaintiff's arguments regarding discovery and counsel rates, finding the $450 hourly rate for senior counsel reasonable.
However, the court reduced the disbursement for the expert report by $22,500 to reflect work attributable to an excluded portion of the report.
The court fixed the defendants' costs at $315,000 all-inclusive.
