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DOJ Opposes $3.8M in Legal Fees in Latest Swipe at Plaintiffs Bar

The Justice Department called the settlement over Dial's antibacterial soap "virtually worthless."

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The U.S. Justice Department on Friday announced it is opposing a class action settlement in New Hampshire federal court that grants a $3.8 million legal-fee award to plaintiffs’ lawyers who alleged Dial overstated the ability of its antibacterial soap to kill germs.

The government said in a prepared statement that the fee award “would afford little value to consumers while handsomely compensating attorneys.” The department’s opposition to the class action settlement was filed as a statement of interest by trial attorneys in the consumer protection branch, a component of the civil division. The government argued that the settlement fund of $7.4 million fails to adequately compensate consumers and that the injunctive relief, in the form of changes to the soap’s ingredients, is “virtually worthless.”

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Nate Robson

Nate Robson

Nate Robson is the executive editor for The National Law Journal. Contact him at [email protected]. On Twitter: @Nate_Robson1.

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Amanda Bronstad

Amanda Bronstad

Amanda Bronstad is the ALM staff reporter covering class actions and mass torts nationwide. She writes the email dispatch Critical Mass. She is based in Los Angeles.

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