Ninth Circuit Slashes Exorbitant Attorney’s Fee Award That Would “Make The Average Person Shake Her Head In Disbelief”

Anna S. McLean | Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton The Ninth Circuit recently struck a blow against plaintiffs’ attorneys’ ability to recover handsome attorney’s fee awards in class action settlements when there is little actual benefit to the class. In Lowery v Rhapsody International, Inc., No. 22-15162 (9th Cir. June 7, 2023), a Ninth Circuit panel reversed… Continue reading Ninth Circuit Slashes Exorbitant Attorney’s Fee Award That Would “Make The Average Person Shake Her Head In Disbelief”

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