A federal judge has notified two partners in a prominent plaintiffs firm that he intends to sanction them for claiming unreasonable fees and expenses in a securities class action.

U.S. District Judge Justin Quackenbush in Spokane, Washington, notified Joy Bull and John Grant, partners at Robbins, Geller, Rudman & Dowd, on May 25 that he intended to sanction them and the firm by formal admonition or worse for claiming expenses that included a lavish dinner and first-class airfare.