When New York state supreme court justice Richard Lowe III in November affirmed a $13 million fee award for Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan against its onetime clients, Facebook Inc. rivals Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, the firm’s litigator-in-chief John Quinn couldn’t help but brag via his Twitter account: “Winklevoss twins lose again: QE payday cometh.”
Um, not quite yet. Four days before Christmas, San Jose federal district court judge James Ware ruled that the $13 million must remain in an escrow account while the Winklevoss twins appeal the New York decision. And meanwhile, according to an exhibit filed with Judge Ware, John Quinn has faced questioning by Judge Lowe, who wanted to know why Quinn referred to the fee ruling on Twitter–even though it was sealed.
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