In the underlying lawsuit,2 Milliken sought to recover damages from Interface for alleged copyright infringement and unfair and anti-competitive trade practices in the design, manufacture, and sale of certain office carpeting products. Interface defended the lawsuit by hiring experienced Georgia and New York counsel, filing its own counterclaim against Milliken, and ultimately settling the entire action on nonmonetary terms approximately six months later. In so doing, Interface incurred defense costs in excess of $330,000.