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Litigation

Jul. 2, 2013

Judge questions attorney fees in Facebook Sponsored Stories settlement

A federal judge questioned Friday whether a plaintiff's lawyer deserves more than $8 million in fees for his role in putting together a class action settlement over Facebook Inc.'s Sponsored Stories advertising program.


By Hadley Robinson


Daily Journal Staff Writer


SAN FRANCISCO - A federal judge questioned on Friday whether a plaintiff's lawyer deserves more than $7.5 million in fees for his role in putting together a class action settlement over Facebook Inc.'s Sponsored Stories advertising program.


U.S. District Judge Richard Seeborg did not rule Friday but was skeptical about plaintiff attorney Robert Arns' theories on damages, which drives t...

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