A federal judge has approved more than $7 million in attorney fees for the plaintiffs’ counsels in a class action claim against Citibank, its affiliates and other defendants accused of making homeowners buy excessive insurance coverage.

Northern District Judge David Hurd (See Profile), ruling from Utica, signed off on legal fee awards on Aug. 22 and Oct. 1. He noted in both motions that none of the defendants objected to the proposed fees sought by the class counsels led by Nichols Kaster in Minneapolis and Berger & Montague in Philadelphia. Gilman Law of Bonita Springs, Fla., and Taus, Cebulash & Landau of Manhattan also represented the plaintiffs.

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