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Civil Litigation,
Antitrust & Trade Reg.

Dec. 30, 2019

Plaintiffs’ firms in NCAA case awarded $31.8M, but don’t get extra money

A magistrate judge awarded $31.8 million in attorney fees to firms that secured an injunction for student-athletes in a lawsuit against the NCAA, rejecting the plaintiffs’ lawyers bid for $15 million in extra fees and a defense argument for a reduction.

A magistrate judge awarded $31.8 million in attorney fees to firms that secured an injunction for student-athletes in a lawsuit against the NCAA, rejecting the plaintiffs' lawyers bid for $15 million in extra fees and a defense argument for a reduction.

In a final order last week, U.S. Magistrate Judge Nathanael M. Cousins in San Jose also ordered the firms to be paid...

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