Litigation
Apr. 16, 2011
Fee Fight Spotlights Prominent Mediator
Plaintiffs' lawyers are accusing a former federal judge of leveraging his power as an arbitrator in one Wal-Mart settlement to pressure them into settling another Wal-Mart case he mediated.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A bitter dispute between plaintiffs' lawyers over how to divvy up tens of millions of dollars in attorney fees awarded in an $85 million class action settlement with Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has put one of the nation's most prominent mediators on the defensive.
This week, lawyers who vehemently objected to a fee arbitration award handed down by Layn R. Phillips, a partner at Irell & Manella L...
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