Litigation
May 23, 2015
Judge cuts attorney fee request by more than half
U.S. District Judge William Alsup of San Francisco slashed an attorney fee request by more than half Thursday in a consumer class action action against Wells Fargo Bank N.A.
By Laura Hautala
Daily Journal Staff Writer
U.S. District Judge William Alsup of San Francisco slashed an attorney fee request by more than half Thursday in a consumer class action action against Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Attorneys with Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP had asked for about $50 million for their work on the case, which resulted in a $203 million settlement of claims that the bank improperly charged account holders with overdraft fees. Alsup awarded about $18...
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