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Civil Litigation,
Antitrust & Trade Reg.,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

May 18, 2020

9th Circuit seeks justification for $43M in attorney fees

A federal appellate panel vacated attorney fees and litigation expenses for most of a $205 million settlement between a class of consumer plaintiffs and companies in the optical disk drive industry Friday, instructing a lower court judge to make more detailed findings to justify an award of more than $40 million.

A federal appellate panel vacated attorney fees and litigation expenses for most of a $205 million settlement between a class of consumer plaintiffs and companies in the optical disk drive industry Friday, instructing a lower court judge to make more detailed findings to justify an award of $43 million.

The issue was the terms of a sealed bid Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP made to persuade now-retired U.S. District Judge $95

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