Certiorari Sought By Attorneys Seeking Shared Fees Review Denied By High Court

Mealey's (January 10, 2022, 12:50 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on Jan. 10 declined to review an 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruling requiring attorneys who negotiated private settlements in fractured multidistrict litigation against Chinese drywall manufacturers to give 45% of their fees to the global settlement class counsel as common benefit costs and fees....