So indicated San Francisco Superior Court Judge Thomas Mellon Jr., who indicated he will not allow fees to reach the $2.53 million previously indicated. Objectors’ fees will be cut as well as the original attorneys, however, which could deter future attempts to intervene in unfair settlements. (Michael Liedtke, AP/Washington Post, Mar. 22; Josh Gerstein, “Judge Seeks To Sweeten Netflix Pact By Cutting Fees to Plaintiff Lawyers”, NY Sun, Mar. 23). We covered the Netflix class action extensively: Nov. 3, Jan. 11, Jan. 21, Feb. 21.
Update: Netflix settlement attorney fees likely to be cut
So indicated San Francisco Superior Court Judge Thomas Mellon Jr., who indicated he will not allow fees to reach the $2.53 million previously indicated. Objectors’ fees will be cut as well as the original attorneys, however, which could deter future attempts to intervene in unfair settlements. (Michael Liedtke, AP/Washington Post, Mar. 22; Josh Gerstein, “Judge […]
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“A judge considering a proposed settlement of a class action lawsuit against a popular DVD rental service, Netflix, retreated yesterday [Thursday] from his threat to sharply cut the fees awarded to lawyers in the case.”…