Law Practice,
Civil Litigation
Apr. 29, 2021
$12M in fees ‘too much’ for Facebook settlement, judge says
Unless there’s a “substantial reduction,” U.S. District Judge William Alsup warned he will appoint a special master to determine how much the lawyers should be paid for only obtaining injunctive relief and no damages.
A federal judge in San Francisco denied o a request by plaintiffs' attorneys for nearly $12 million in fees for securing a settlement with Facebook requiring it to implement data security measures the company said were already in place before the deal.
Unless there's a "substantial reduction," U.S. District Judge William Alsup warned on Wednesday he will appoint a sp...
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