Then this January, DC Superior Court Judge Alfred Irving ordered Mann to pay National Review over $500,000 for its legal fees, and this was followed in March by a reduction of Mann’s “grossly excessive” $1 million award … to just $5,000.
“My lawyers and I believe that the fee award entered by the trial court was not correctly decided, and we intend to seek further review of that award,” Mann said in a statement.
Penn climate scientist’s lawsuit award drastically reduced, has to pay opponents’ legal fees