I'm actually shocked that an Appellant had a court appointed attorney. Is that normal/common? Still, I'm sure there are expenses other than for the lawyer, but time and trouble alone take this out of the "win" column, at best he broke even.

Now for the rest of us this is definitely a win, we now have precedent that the Benchmade, Spyderco, et al one hand opening folders we own are legal. Hmm, have the assisted openers been tested in court?