11th Circuit Affirms Drywall Class Counsel Award From Individual Counsel Fees

Mealey's (June 30, 2021, 3:33 PM EDT) -- ATLANTA — It was not an abuse of discretion to award 45% of attorney fees obtained by individual counsel who negotiated private settlements in fractured multidistrict litigation against Chinese drywall manufacturers to the global settlement class counsel as common benefit costs and fees, the 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled June 9, affirming the judgment of a federal judge in Florida....