A recent Law 360 story by Nadia Dreid, “Cotchett Pitre Gets $8.3M in Fees in Resistor Antitrust Fight,” reports that Cotchett Pitre & McCarthy LLP will walk away with $8.3 million for its...
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Judge Reduces Attorney Fees in Target Class Action
March 24, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Brian Dowling, “Target Class Settlement Doesn’t Merit Hefty Fee, Judge Says,” reports that a Massachusetts federal judge has slashed a plaintiffs' firm's cut of a $2.3...
$6.5M Fee Award in Banc of California Settlement
March 18, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Emilie Ruscoe, “Robbins Geller Get $6.5M for Banc of California Settlement,” reports that a Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP team was awarded attorney fees of more...
Second Circuit Affirms $15M Fee Award in Dam Breach Action
March 16, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Morgan Conley, “2nd Circ. Affirms $15M Fee Award for Dam Breach Deal Attys,” reports that the Second Circuit ruled attorneys from Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP and...
A recent Law 360 story by McCord Pagan, “4th Circ. Tosses $10M Fee Award in Lumber Liquidators Deal,” reports that a Fourth Circuit panel ordered a recalculation of a $10 million award for...
$245M in Attorney Fees in Pinnacle Hip Implant MDL
March 12, 2020
A recent Law.com story by Amanda Bronstad, “Lawyers Suing Over DePuy’s Pinnacle Hip Implant Set to Receive $245M,” reports that a federal judge has approved an estimated $245 million in fees and...
A recent Law 360 story by Kevin Stawicki, “Opioid Judge Taps Harvard Prof to Guide $3B Fee Fight,” reports that the Ohio federal judge overseeing multidistrict litigation over the opioid epidemic...
Law Firms See Attorney Fee Reductions from State Street Case
February 28, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Chris Villani, “3 Law Firms See $15M Chopped From State Street Fees,” reports that a federal judge slashed attorney fees for Labaton Sucharow, Thornton Law and Lieff...
Phrama Firms Critical of Attorney Fee Request in Opioid MDL
February 27, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Emily Field, “Opioid Cos. Slam Atty Fee Proposal That Could Reach $3.3B,” reports that drug companies told the Ohio federal judge overseeing the multidistrict litigation...
37 AGs Critical of Attorney Fee Request in Opioid MDL
February 25, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Danielle Nichole Smith, “37 AGs Assail Plaintiffs’ Atty Fee Bid in Opioid MDL,” reports that a group of 37 attorneys general urged an Ohio federal judge to reject a...