Overlawyered
Big Ted Frank victory on attorney fee markups
Overlawyered features Ted Frank's victory on behalf of class members in a case objecting to a Citigroup settlement. Longtime Overlawyered blogger Ted Frank…
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As Bristol Bay fight heats up, EPA’s McCarthy may visit proposed mine site
Overlawyered
Federal judge dismisses states’ challenge to Dodd-Frank law
Judge Ellen Huvelle of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia dismissed the lawsuit brought last year by State National Bank of…
Reuters
Judge approves Citigroup $590 million settlement
Reuters reports on Center for Class Action Fairness' victory in the case In re: Citigroup Inc Securities Litigation. A federal judge gave final…
Forbes
Judge Cuts Fees In Citigroup Settlement, Citing `Waste And Inefficiency’
Forbes reports on Center for Class Action Fairness' In re Citigroup Inc. Securities Litigation case. A federal judge approved a $590 million settlement…
Wall Street Jourtnal
Judge: Plaintiff’s Firms Inflated Contract Lawyer Rates
The Wall Street Journal reports how Judge Stein sided with Ted Frank's argument that lawyers in class action lawsuits place large markups on their frees.