Litigation
May 21, 2014
Plaintiffs' attorneys feel heat over large fees in class action cases
Plaintiffs' attorneys are coming under fire after terms of a deal struck in a recent case involving improper grave care were questioned by one of the plaintiffs in court and reported in a Los Angeles Times story detailing the case
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - There might have been a moment of relief and happiness for plaintiffs' attorney Michael J. Avenatti, after a superior court judge finalized what could wind up being an $80 million settlement for his clients Thursday after 4½ years of grueling class litigation. That moment, if it did exist, dissipated almost immediately as the terms of the settlement were quickly and publicly attac...
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