8th Circuit Upholds Class Attorney Fee Award Well Below Uncontested Amount

(September 1, 2016, 10:59 AM EDT) -- KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Aug. 19 affirmed an attorney fee award of $23,137.46 in a Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA) class settlement despite the defendants agreeing not to challenge an award of $175,000 (John H. Galloway, et al. v. The Kansas City Landsmen, LLC, et al., No. 15-1629, 8th Cir.; 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 15234)....

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