Litigation
Feb. 8, 2011
Trial Lawyer Allies Try to Scuttle Deal
A consumer group that works closely with the plaintiffs' bar has objected to a lawsuit's $545 million settlement agreement, alleging the plaintiffs' lawyers have benefited while the class has not.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - Risking the appearance of biting the hand that feeds, a consumer activist group that works closely with the plaintiffs' bar has succeeded in formally objecting to a $545 million settlement agreement hammered out by some trial bar titans, alleging class members are getting an unfair shake in the deal.
At a Thursday hearing, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge William F. Highberge...
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