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Lawyers in State Street case demand return of $14.4 million from Labaton, Thornton firms
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - The judge overseeing litigation against State Street Bank & Trust ordered Labaton Sucharow and two other plaintiff law firms to hand over more than $14 million in fees they were forced to surrender due to ethical violations in the long-running class action. -
Judge tosses class action after law firms defy order not to team up
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge decertified a class action against Allergan after discovering plaintiff lawyers had agreed to split fees even after she had explicitly told them only one law firm should represent the class.In a 26-page decision, U.S. -
First Circuit not sure it can hear Lieff Cabraser's gripe over $1.1M in lost fees
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) – The future of a prominent class action law firm's fight to reinstate more than $1 million in fees from a controversial settlement is in question. -
Hearing reveals failed restaurant, trust issues among lawyers who claimed $75M in fees in controversial settlement
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - A lawyer at the center of the scandal over the $300 million settlement of a State Street securities case told a federal judge in Boston it was “stupid and sloppy” to sign a false application for his firm’s share of $75 million in fees, but he didn’t intend to mislead the court. -
Organization alleges it purchased Qurate securities at artificially inflated prices
DENVER (Legal Newsline) – A retirement system alleges it purchased artificially inflated stock in a video commerce corporation between 2015 and 2016. -
State Street settlement fiasco has Ark. lawmakers questioning state's role in class actions
State Street settlement fiasco has Ark. lawmakers questioning state's role in class actions -
Court unseals scathing report accusing Labaton of misconduct in State Street case
A federal judge unsealed a lengthy report accusing Labaton Sucharow and a Massachusetts law firm of deliberately misleading the court about how it distributed the fees in a $300 million settlement with State Street Bank and Trust Co., including $4.1 million paid to a Houston lawyer who did no work on the case. -
Labaton escalates spat with judge in State Street case, demands ex parte communications
Labaton Sucharow, having failed to get a federal judge to recuse himself, asked him to turn over records of any out-of-court communications with the special master probing allegations that Labaton overcharged its clients and improperly shared part of its $75 million fee. -
Ark. pension system hires white collar crime lawyer as argument over $75M in class action attorneys fees rumbles on
An Arkansas pension fund has retained a law firm with expertise in criminal and corporate investigations as arguments over $75 million in class action attorney fees continue in federal court.