(January 5, 2018, 1:55 PM EST) -- NEW YORK — A New York federal judge on Dec. 22 awarded a franchisor more than $600,000 in attorney fees and costs after finding a reduction in the number of billed hours was necessary, because the fees and costs were reasonably incurred as a result of the franchisee’s contempt with an injunction entered against it (Benihana Inc., et al. v. Benihana of Tokyo LLC, et al., No. 15-7428, S.D. N.Y., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 211045)....