Law Practice
Dec. 1, 2009
Judge Slams Manatt's Fee Request in NFL Case As 'Excessive' and 'Bloated'
A federal judge awarded lawyers from Manatt, Phelps & Phillips and McKool Smith about $6.5 million in fees and expenses as part of a settlement in a class-action lawsuit between retired football players and the NFL's labor union.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A federal judge has awarded lawyers from Manatt, Phelps & Phillips and McKool Smith $6.5 million in fees and expenses as part of a settlement in a class action between retired football players and the NFL's labor union, but also chided the attorneys for initially requesting an additional $2.6 million.
In 2007, former cornerback Herbert Adderley, represented by lawyers from...
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