Judge Declines To Exclude Opinions On Attorney Fees In Insurers’ Receiver’s Award

(January 14, 2020, 1:40 PM EST) -- ST. LOUIS — A Missouri federal judge on Jan. 9 refused to bar opinions on the reasonableness of requested legal fees made by insolvent funeral insurers’ receiver and state insurance guaranty associations in a dispute regarding allegations over the mishandling of the insurers’ funds (Jo Ann Howard & Associates P.C., et al. v. J. Douglas Cassity, et al., No. 09-01252, E.D. Mo.)....