U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria appeared likely to trim an estimated $800 million in common benefit fees to lead counsel. He even questioned the need for a common benefit order at all. “The fact that something is repeatedly done in MDLs doesn’t mean courts have authority to do it,” he said at a Wednesday hearing.
March 03, 2021 at 08:38 PM
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The original version of this story was published on The Recorder
U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria appeared unlikely to grant a request from lead counsel in the Roundup multidistrict litigation for an order that would have given them an estimated $800 million in attorney fees.
Then he pushed back even further, raising the prospect that he might not issue an order at all.
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U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria of the Northern District of California. Photo: Jason Doiy/ALM
