Class Action
Apr. 27, 2026
$3.3M in fees for 'extraordinary risk' USC COVID tuition case
A federal judge approved a $3.33 million fee award in a $10 million USC tuition refund settlement, citing litigation risk and duration as justification for exceeding typical benchmarks.
Chief U.S. District Judge Dolly M. Gee on Friday awarded plaintiffs' attorneys $3.33 million in fees--a full one-third of a $10 million settlement fund. She concluded that the "extraordinary risk" and six-year duration of the COVID-19 tuition refund litigation against the University of Southern California justified an award significantly above the standard 25% judicial benchmark.
Gee increased the fee award from 30% of the settlement common fund after hearing what sh...
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