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Largest Attorney Fee Awards in U.S. History

July 20, 2016 | Posted in : Contingency Fees / POF, Fee Award, Fee Data / Fee Analytics

NALFA tracks attorney fee requests and attorney fee awards from across the U.S.  Here are some of the largest common benefit class action attorney fee awards to date in U.S. history:

Case Fund Value POF
     
In re Enron Securities, Derivative & ERISA Litigation (2008) $7.2 Billion 9.52%
     
In re Nasdaq Market-Makers Antitrust Litigation (1998) $1.07 Billion 14%
     
Shaw v. Toshiba Am. Info. Sys., Inc. (2000) $1.1 Billion 15%
     
In re Sulzer Hip & Knee Prosthesis Liability Litigation (2003) $1.045 Billion 4.80%
     
DeLoach v. Philip Morris Cos. (2003) ˃ $1 Billion 5.90%
     
Visa Check/Mastermoney $3.383 Billion 6.50%
     
In re WorldCom Inc. Sec. Litigation (2005) $6.133 Billion 5.50%
     
In re AOL Time Warner Inc Sec. & ERISA Litigation (2006) $2.65 Billion 5.90%
     
In re Royal Ahold Sec & ERISA Litigation (2006) $1.1 Billion 12%
     
In re Tyco International Ltd. (2007) $3.3. Billion 14.50%
     
In re Diet Drugs Products Liability Litigation (2008) $6.44 Billion 6.75%