A recent article, "Small Illinois Law Firm Reap $16 M in United Airlines Case" reports Myron M. Cherry & Associates of Chicago will get the lion's share of the $44 million settlement that resulted from a lawsuit brought by United Airline pilots who claimed they were shortchanged by their union in a distribution of pension benefits related to the airline's bankruptcy. Cherry's firm will rake in $9.8 million as class counsel and Korein Tillery, a St. Louis-based firm, will take home $6.6 million for chipping in over three years. The article reports, "Cherry's firm had two full-time lawyers and three part-time attorneys on the case, while Korein Tillery assigned one full-time lawyer and three occasional attorneys." The lawsuit was originally filed in federal court in December 2006.