Category: Fee

Gwyneth Paltrow Won’t Recoup Attorney Fees in Ski Crash Suit

SALT LAKE CITY—Gwyneth Paltrow will not recoup the attorneys’ fees she paid to successfully defend herself against a lawsuit from a 76-year-old retired optometrist who claimed she was at fault for crashing into him at a posh Utah ski resort in 2016. In a ruling published on Saturday, a Utah judge said attorneys for Paltrow…


Hawaii Considers Tourism Fee for State Parks, Trails

Hawaii lawmakers are weighing up a tourism fee for state parks and trails to fund the protection of its unique natural environment. Under the legislation, SB304 SD2, relating to “visitor impact fees,” the state could establish a program within the Department of Land and Natural Resources, to collect a fee from visitors aged 15 or over if…


New York Should Pay Cuomo’s Legal Fees in Suit, Judge Rules

NEW YORK—New York state should pay former Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s legal bills as he defends himself against a lawsuit accusing him of sexually harassing a state trooper, a judge ruled Friday. Cuomo, who resigned in 2021 amid sexual harassment allegations, filed a lawsuit against Attorney General Letitia James in August arguing she violated state law…