Bloomberg Law
Jan. 23, 2019, 12:47 PM UTC

Wake Up Call: No Money for Non-Class Counsel in VW’s $10B Diesel Settlement

  • Volkswagen AG is paying $175 million to plaintiffs’ attorneys in the $10 billion settlement over the “clean diesel” litigation. But many lawyers who say they worked on those cases will get nothing. A federal judge ruled that only attorneys picked as class counsel in the consolidated litigation, and attorneys working on assignments from class counsel, are entitled to attorneys’ fees. (Bloomberg Law via BLB)

  • Willkie snagged former federal prosecutor and White House lawyer Michael J. Gottlieb away from Boies Schiller Flexner. He’ll be in the firm’s Washington office as a litigation partner and a leader of the firm’s ...

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