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Jun. 17, 2006

Judge OKs $161 Million in Attorney Fees in Sempra Suit

SAN DIEGO - A San Diego judge this week signed off on $161 million in legal fees to plaintiffs' lawyers who won the record $3.5-billion antitrust class action against Sempra Energy.

By Bobbi Murray
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      SAN DIEGO - A San Diego judge this week signed off on $161 million in legal fees to plaintiffs' lawyers who won the record $3.5-billion antitrust class action against Sempra Energy.
      The lawsuit stemmed from California's 2000 energy crisis in which utilities were accused of manipulating the market.
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