Seinfeld $1 Million Fee Ask Over ‘Comedians in Cars’ Suit Nixed

Comedian Jerry Seinfeld’s request for $1 million in attorneys’ fees after winning a meritless copyright suit over his talk show “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee” was slashed to less than $30,000 after the Southern District of New York found the billing “excessive.”

“Excessive billing for relatively straightforward matters is repeated across this case, including for initial disclosures, seeking a stay, mediation, brief and appendix formats, oral argument preparation, and the actual decisions issued in this case,” the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York said March 25.

Writer and director Christian Charles sued Seinfeld in 2018, claiming ...