Law Practice,
Civil Litigation
Mar. 4, 2021
Lead counsel fights other firms over Roundup fees
A federal judge in San Francisco indicated skepticism Wednesday about his power to force all current and future plaintiffs suing Monsanto to pay the lead firms from their recoveries.
A fight has broken out over fees in the $11 billion Roundup weedkiller settlement.
Firms that led the litigation seek to be compensated an additional $800 million from others that used their work to secure deals of their own.
But a federal judge in San Francisco indicated skepticism Wednesday about his power to force all current and future plaintiffs suing Monsanto to pay the lead firms from their...
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