A New York federal court has delivered a precedent-setting blow in the luxury resale space, denying Chanel’s request for $6.7 million in attorney fees after its sweeping legal win against reseller WGACA. Chanel walked away with $4.56 million in damages and costs, but the judge made clear “willful infringement alone” is no longer enough for fee awards, citing Second Circuit law. This landmark ruling highlights that only a small fraction of WGACA’s sales involved proven counterfeit Chanel bags bea