“An unseemly rate to be asking”

by Walter Olson on June 30, 2006

The New York Times editorializes on Burt Neuborne’s requested fees in the Swiss bank Holocaust litigation (”Billing Holocaust Victims”, Jun. 29). More: Neuborne responds (Jul. 6).

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1 AM 06.30.06 at 4:04 pm

I’m not sure why the NY Times is scrutinizing the legal fees in this case.

The attorney’s work resulted in a $1.25 billion settlement. He’s asking for $4 million dollars.

If I were the times, I would focus on the legal fees in cases where lawyer’s fees are many times larger than the damages awarded, like this one (approximately $50,000 damages, I estimate close to a $1 million in legal fees):

http://www.overlawyered.com/2006/06/a_license_to_complain_1.html

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