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The damages retrial for last years Apple vs. Samsung legal battle recently wrapped, and new court documents reveal how much Cupertino paid its legal team to get its wins: over $60 million. The revelations come as Apple requests that Samsung reimburse a portion of those legal costs. According to recent court filings, Apple wants its rival to pay a third of that, coming out to more than $15.7 million in attorneys fees — and thats on top of the over $6.2 million in trial-related costs Samsung is already on the hook for. Reimbursing attorneys fees isnt a given Apple primarily employed two law firms for its case: Morrison Foerster, LLP handled the offensive side of the battle, while Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, LLP covered the companys defense against Samsungs own claims of patent infringement.