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To: Bucky Katt who wrote (34143)	4/12/2007 2:44:44 PM
From: Buddy Smellgood	Respond to of 48461

It's pretty cheap here in Bahrain. Under a buck a gallon. Wind and rain tonight. It's sunny about 320 days a year here. I guess we brought Midwest weather with us.

To: Bucky Katt who wrote (34143)	4/12/2007 2:50:55 PM
From: micdundee2	Respond to of 48461

yet those suv's, 4wd pickups, etc just keep going not sure why uhmericans like to support oil crooks so much

To: Bucky Katt who wrote (34143)	4/12/2007 8:21:55 PM
From: zoeie	Respond to of 48461

I always wondered what full service meant. <g>

To: Bucky Katt who wrote (34143)	4/13/2007 12:16:29 AM
From: joseffy	Respond to of 48461

Anyone here make $11,000 an hour like Willie Gary does? "It's what he's worth." Lawyers seek nearly $200 million for alleged Motorola misdeeds By CURT ANDERSON AP Legal Affairs Writer April 10, 2007 palmbeachpost.com FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Lawyers for a now-defunct technology company asked a judge Tuesday to force Motorola Inc. to pay them nearly $200 million in restitution and attorneys fees — including $11,000 an hour for a single lawyer — stemming from a trade secrets lawsuit. The attorneys for SPS Technologies Corp. said Motorola is liable because its attorneys committed violations of court orders involving witnesses during trial of the lawsuit, which ended in a hung jury last November. SPS was seeking $10 billion in damages in that lawsuit, claiming that Schaumberg, Ill.-based Motorola stole its vehicle-tracking technology. If not for those Motorola misdeeds, the SPS lawyers contend they might have won the lawsuit and been awarded billions of dollars in damages and huge fees. Although the case could be tried again, the SPS lawyers are seeking millions now because of those violations. "Motorola tainted the entire case and affected the outcome," said Manuel Socias, one of 21 SPS attorneys. "We believe this shows the attorneys' time was wasted, trashed, because of Motorola's misconduct." The SPS lawyers want Motorola to pay a $100 million "restitution" penalty, more than $93 million in attorneys' fees and over $3 million in costs. The lead SPS attorney, Willie Gary, stands to earn more than $24 million at $11,000 an hour, according to court papers. Gary is a prominent trial lawyer based in Stuart who is chairman of the Black Family Channel cable network and travels in a custom-fitted Boeing 737 dubbed "Wings of Justice II." He has won several large judgments against major corporations including Walt Disney Co. and Anheuser-Busch Cos., according to his Web site. Another SPS attorney, David Bogenschutz, said the fee amount reflects what he called the "Willie Gary factor" that is unique to his cases. "Nobody can do what he does and therefore it's what he's worth," Bogenschutz said. The judge hearing the case, Circuit Judge Leroy Moe, previously ruled that Motorola's lawyers violated his orders by permitting witnesses to read previous trial testimony. Motorola has appealed that ruling, and its attorneys said Tuesday that the fee and restitution claims were both excessive and unwarranted. Motorola attorney Faith Gay said the SPS claims are based on a false premise: that SPS would have prevailed if the judge's orders had not been violated. "There were no guarantees what these jurors were going to do," Gay said. "They want a do-over." SPS plans to put on several expert witnesses to discuss the attorney fee issue, including former state Sen. Walter "Skip" Campbell, a wealthy trial lawyer who ran unsuccessfully last year for Florida attorney general. Motorola plans to call as a witness former state Supreme Court Justice Major Harding. The hearing is expected to last several days, if not longer. Gay said Motorola would likely appeal if any fines or damages are awarded to SPS. It still isn't clear when or if a new trial will be held on the original trade secrets case.