11th Circuit En Banc Rehearing Sought In Drywall Class Counsel Award

Mealey's (July 14, 2021, 3:00 PM EDT) -- ATLANTA — An 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruling affirming an award of 45% of their attorney fees to global settlement class counsel is contrary to U.S. Supreme Court decisions and circuit precedent, individual counsel who negotiated private settlements in fractured multidistrict litigation against Chinese drywall manufacturers argue in a June 30 petition for rehearing and rehearing en banc....