Case Highlight | LawMay Secures an Award of Reasonable Attorney's Fees Against the Opposing Party

On May 20, 2026 (U.S. Eastern Time), the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida entered an order requiring an intellectual property owner to pay several thousand dollars in attorney's fees to ten cross-border e-commerce sellers represented by LawMay.

The fee award arose from procedural disputes during discovery concerning discovery objections and discovery compliance.

The court had previously determined that the defendants were entitled to reasonable attorney's fees for the work occasioned by the discovery dispute.

LawMay then filed an attorney fee motion on behalf of the ten sellers, asking the court to fix the amount.

The court granted the motion and awarded the full 8.6 hours claimed.

The Court's Findings

In its Order, the court expressly found that:

• the hourly rate submitted by defense counsel was reasonable;
• the hours claimed were reasonable and necessary;
• the billing records supported the fees sought; and
• the quality of defense counsel's work in the matter likewise supported the fee request.

A Note on Procedural Risk

In U.S. federal litigation, the handling of discovery can itself give rise to independent fee exposure.

Where one party's conduct in discovery, in procedural responses, or in litigation strategy causes the other side to incur additional attorney work, a court may require the responsible party to bear those costs.

That places a correspondingly higher demand on counsel's U.S. litigation experience, procedural management, litigation strategy, and risk control.

This case summary is provided for informational purposes only. Outcomes depend on the specific facts, evidence, applicable law, and the court's discretion in each matter. Past results do not guarantee or predict similar outcomes in future matters.