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Litigation

Oct. 24, 2014

Lawyers who successfully challenged NCAA amateurism model seek $50M in fees

Plaintiffs' lawyers who challenged the NCAA amateurism model this summer and won, asked a federal judge Tuesday night for $50 million in fees and costs.


By Hadley Robinson


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Plaintiffs' lawyers who successfully challenged the NCAA amateurism model this summer asked a federal judge Tuesday night for $50 million in fees and costs.


If granted, six attorneys from the lead plaintiff's firm, Hausfeld LLP, would receive between $1 million and $3 million for their work.


After six years of litigation, Hausfeld, alongside a group of other law firms, tried a t...

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