Federal Judge Vacates Even Split Of $20M Fee Award For Insurance Settlement

Mealey's (October 3, 2017, 11:48 AM EDT) -- NEW YORK — While a $20 million attorney fee agreement for a settlement between an insurer and asbestos claimants does not say the money is to be divided unevenly among the four law firms that negotiated the settlement, it also does not say the fees are to be divided equally, a New York federal judge found Sept. 29 in reversing a bankruptcy court ruling awarding $5 million to each firm (Bevan & Associates, LPA, Inc., et al. v. Eric Bogdan, et al., No. 16-cv-7154, S.D. N.Y.)....