A recent New York Law Journal article by Thomas E.L. Dewey, “Unusual Settlement Structure Leads to Approval of Fee Award Nearly Double the Payout,” reports on a recent New York class action were...
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GA Appeals Court Affirms Jury’s $1.2M Attorney Fee Award
October 31, 2020
A recent Daily Report story by Greg Land, “Appeals Court Affirms Jury’s $1.2M Fee Award Blocks Fee Request Under Settlement Offer Law,” reports that affirming a trial judge, the Georgia Court...
Borrowers Dismiss AG’s Critique of Attorney Fee Request
October 29, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Jon Hill, “Borrowers Reject AG’s Atty Fee Critique in $141M Lender Deal,” reports that borrowers looking to clinch a $141 million settlement of illegal lending claims...
Hagens Berman Says It Earned Every Penny of $48M Fee Request
October 27, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Emily Lever, “Hagens Berman Says It Earned Every Penny of $48M Fees,” reports that Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP continued to defend its demand for $48 million in...
Election Year Politics Fuel AGs Fee Opposition in Opioid MDL
October 20, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Jeff Overley, “Opioid Settlements Stymied By Atty Fee Demands, AGs Say,” reports that massive fee demands from plaintiffs attorneys in multidistrict opioid litigation...
Class Counsel Earn $3M in Fees in $9M JPMorgan ERISA Deal
October 14, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Max Kutner, “Workers’ Atty Get $3M in Fees From $9M JPMorgan Deal,” reports that a New York federal judge signed off on a $3 million payout for lawyers representing a...
Law Firms Tussle Over Share of $8.3M in Attorney Fees
October 12, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Emillie Ruscoe, “Fee Bid is ‘Unseemly Mudslinging.’ ICO Suit Co-Counsel Says,” reports that part of a co-lead counsel team accused their counterparts of "unseemly...
Judge Approves 28 Percent Fee Award in Libor-Rigging Settlement
October 5, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Reenat Sinay, “5 Big Banks Get Final OK on $22M Libor-Rigging Settlement” reports that a New York federal judge signed off on a nearly $22 million settlement between...
Law Firm Sues Over Share of FLSA Fee Award
September 29, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Matt Fair, “Greenblatt Pierce Sues Over Share of $5M FLSA Fee Award,” reports that Greenblatt Pierce Funt & Fores LLC has asked a Pennsylvania state judge to force...
Bankruptcy Attorneys Seek Fees From GM Ignition MDL Fee Fund
September 28, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Vince Sullivan, “Goodwin Seeks $1.5M for Work on GM Ignition Litigation,” reports that Goodwin Procter bankruptcy attorneys representing the co-lead plaintiffs in...